atomic number 39

1. 1.

   a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

   SynonymsyttriumY

   Broadermetallic element

Questions about atomic number 39

What does atomic number 39 mean?

atomic number 39 means "a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys".

What is another word for atomic number 39?

Close synonyms include yttrium, Y. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is atomic number 39 a common word?

atomic number 39 is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.