niobium
noun
ni·o·bi·um
nī-ˈō-bē-əm 
: a lustrous light gray ductile metallic element that resembles tantalum chemically and is used in alloys see Chemical Elements Table
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The ore contains the rare transition metal niobium, which is used in steel production and becomes a superconductor when cooled to low temperatures.
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Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
This sentence was edited after posting to correct the description of niobium.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
Companies will use heavy machinery to scrape the nearby Arctic seabed for metals and minerals, such as magnesium, niobium and cobalt – vital materials in some industrial processes – according to Sky News.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2024
The ore contains the rare-earth metal niobium, which is used in steel production and becomes a superconductor when cooled to low temperatures.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2023
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Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
This sentence was edited after posting to correct the description of niobium.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
Companies will use heavy machinery to scrape the nearby Arctic seabed for metals and minerals, such as magnesium, niobium and cobalt – vital materials in some industrial processes – according to Sky News.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2024
The ore contains the rare-earth metal niobium, which is used in steel production and becomes a superconductor when cooled to low temperatures.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2023
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niobium
noun
ni·o·bi·um
nī-ˈō-bē-əm
: a shiny gray metallic element used in alloys see element
Medical Definition
niobium
noun
ni·o·bi·um
nī-ˈō-bē-əm
: a lustrous light gray ductile metallic element that resembles tantalum chemically and is used in alloys
—symbol Nb
called also columbium
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