Definitions for niobium

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niobium ni·o·bi·um

Spelling: [nahy-oh-bee-uh m]

IPA: /naɪˈoʊ bi əm/

Niobium is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 81 anagrams from letters in niobium (biimnou).

Definitions for niobium

noun

1. a steel-gray metallic element resembling tantalum in its chemical properties; becomes a superconductor below 9 K; used chiefly in alloy steels. Symbol: Nb; atomic number: 41; atomic weight: 92.906; specific gravity: 8.4 at 20°C.

Origin of niobium

From New Latin, dating back to 1835-45; See origin at Niobe, -ium

Examples for niobium

The corresponding group consists of nitrogen, vanadium and niobium; they are triatomic, paramagnetic, and negative.

The oxide of niobium dissolved in a bead of microcosmic salt gives a bluish colour in the reducing flame.

Chemically related to vanadium are the two elements tantalum and columbium or niobium.