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tantalum

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Noun

HYPHEN

tan=ta=lum

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun tantalum has 1 sense

tantalum(n = noun.substance) atomic number 73, ta - a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite; Array

is a kind of metal, metallic element

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CIDE DICTIONARY

tantalum, n. [NL. So named on account of the perplexity and difficulty encounterd by its discoverer (Ekeberg) in isolating it. See Tantalus.].

A rare nonmetallic element found in certain minerals, as tantalite, samarskite, and fergusonite, and isolated as a dark powder which becomes steel-gray by burnishing. Symbol Ta. Atomic weight 182.0. Formerly called also tantalium. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

tantalum, n. Chem. a rare hard white metallic element occurring naturally in tantalite, resistant to heat and the action of acids, and used in surgery and for electronic components.

Usage

Symb.: Ta.

Derivative

tantalic adj.

Etymology

formed as TANTALUS with ref. to its non-absorbent quality

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