columbic

American  

[kuh-luhm-bik] / kəˈlʌm bɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.

1. niobic.

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columbic British  

/ kəˈlʌmbɪk /

adjective

1. another word for niobic

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Etymology

Origin of columbic

First recorded in 1800–10; columb(ium) + -ic

Example Sentences

When heated in the air it is oxidized into columbic acid, and is only soluble in hydrofluoric acid, yielding hydrogen.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous

Colum′bate, a salt or compound of columbic acid with a base; Colum′bite, the native ore of columbium; Colum′bium, a metallic element now called niobium.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Niobic acid is in its properties similar to columbic acid.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous