Meaning & use
Yttria
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A white crystalline compound, yttrium oxide, used in ceramics, phosphors, and specialty glass.
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Yttria is added to zirconia ceramics to improve their strength and stability.
The lab technician weighed out a small sample of yttria for the sintering experiment.
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First isolated from a mineral found near the Swedish village of Ytterby, which also lent its name to the element yttrium.
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yttrium oxide
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