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niobium

  • noun
  • nīō'bēəm

A chemical element (symbol Nb) with an atomic number of 41: a light grey, crystalline, ductile transition metal used in superconducting materials.

Other meanings

  1. A single atom of this element.

A kind of

  • metallic element

Kinds of niobium

  • columbium

Related words

  • diniobium
  • niobiferous
  • organoniobium
  • radioniobium
  • triniobium
  • ferroniobium
  • niobate
  • niobian
  • niobic
  • niobite
  • niobium carbide
  • niobium chloride

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This definition is adapted from “niobium” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.