yttrium iron garnet

noun

A synthetic mineral used for its special magnetic and optical properties.

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Meanings

nounyttrium iron garnet (countable and uncountable, plural yttrium iron garnets)

plural yttrium iron garnets

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA synthetic mineral used for its special magnetic and optical properties.

    Synonyms: YIG

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA synthetic mineral used for its special magnetic and optical properties.

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Origin

Translations

Danish yttrium-jern-granat
  • yttrium-jern-granatsynthetic mineral
Finnish yttriumrautagranaatti
  • yttriumrautagranaattisynthetic mineral
French grenat d'yttrium et de fer
  • grenat d'yttrium et de fersynthetic mineral
German Yttrium-Eisengranat, Yttrium-Eisen-Granat
  • Yttrium-Eisengranatsynthetic mineral
  • Yttrium-Eisen-Granatsynthetic mineral
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