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Y
yttrium (element, A = 70)

y
year (spell out because this SI abbreviation is not acceptable)

Y-12 NSC
Y-12 National Security Complex

y-avg
yearly average

YAEC
Yankee Atomic Electric Company

YAG
yttrium-aluminum-garnet

Yb
ytterbium (element, Z = 39)

YBCO
yttrium, barium, and copper oxides

Y-CATS
Correspondence Action Tracking System

yd
yard [convert to SI: meter (m)]

yd²
square yard [convert to SI: square meter (m²)]

yd³
cubic yard [convert to SI: cubic meter (m³)]

year
(do not abbreviate this word)

YM
Yucca Mountain Project Office (also YMPO) (DOE)

YMPO
Yucca Mountain Project Office (also YM) (DOE)

yr
year (spell out)

YTZP
yttria-doped tetragonal zirconia