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Niobium \Ni*o"bi*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. & E. {Niobe}.] (Chem.)
A later name of columbium. See {Columbium}.
niobium
n : a soft gray ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs
in niobite; formerly called columbium [syn: {Nb}, {atomic
number 41}]