columbium
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of columbium
1801; Columb(ia) (a literary name for the United States of America) + -ium
Example Sentences
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Until recently, one of the scarcest and hardest-sought metals was columbium.
From Time Magazine Archive
If they cannot, the engine program will fail because there is not enough nickel, columbium, etc. in sight now to build the engines scheduled in 1953.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the Air Force wanted titanium desperately not only in its pure state but as an ideal substitute for columbium as a hardening agent in alloys.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since world production of columbium cannot be stepped up for another three years, the U.S. has turned to titanium.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus C stands for carbon, Cl for chlorine, Cd for cadmium, Ce for cerium, Cb for columbium.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
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