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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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... rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, arable land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum, ...
— The 2005 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency
... generation. Nevertheless, as we have observed before, such fancy products should not be altogether ignored, it being quite as well to have some knowledge of our resources, even though those resources be not at present available. All the rare metals afford coloured compounds: tantalum, niobium, pelopium, vanadium, tellurium, titanium, yttrium, lanthanum, didymium, glucinum, cerium, thorinum, zirconium, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, osmium, indium, thallium, &c.; and it is just possible that some of these may one day ...
— Field's Chromatography - or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists • George Field


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


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