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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Almost all the world's supply of columbium ore comes from primitive mines in Nigeria; the U.S. was able to get only 1,727,000 Ibs. last year.
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
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
Pratt & Whitney has already made big gains in solving the problem.lt has worked out high-alloy mixes which eliminate the use of columbium completely in the J-48.
From Time Magazine Archive
A columbium lamp should appeal to our patriotism.
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.
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