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Niobium   /nˌaɪˈoʊbiəm/   Listen
Niobium

noun
1.
A soft grey ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs in niobite; formerly called columbium.  Synonyms: atomic number 41, Nb.





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... (proposed as an element in 1815: see Conversation XIX) "columbium or tantalium" niobium and tantalum (the two elements always occur together, and were not recognized as separate until much later in the 19th century) phosphat of lime calcium diphosphate or calcium (the element calcium was isolated in 1808, but is named only once in this 1817 edition) glucium beryllium (Humphry ...
— Conversations on Chemistry, V. 1-2 • Jane Marcet


Words linked to "Niobium" :   nb, columbite, columbium, niobite, metallic element, atomic number 41, metal


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