columbium

noun

co·lum·bi·um kə-ˈləm-bē-əm

: niobium

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New Latin, from Columbia

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1801, in the meaning defined above

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columbium

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co·lum·bi·um kə-ˈləm-bē-əm

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columbium

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co·lum·bi·um kə-ˈləm-bē-əm

: niobium

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