niobic

American

[nahy-oh-bik, -ob-ik] / naɪˈoʊ bɪk, -ˈɒb ɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.

of or relating to niobium; columbic.
of or derived from niobic acid.

niobic British

/ naɪˈəʊbɪk, -ˈɒbɪk /

adjective

Also: columbic. of or containing niobium in the pentavalent state

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Etymology

Origin of niobic

First recorded in 1835–45; niob(ium) + -ic

Example Sentences

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These oxides are commonly met with in samples of wolfram and tinstone, especially niobic.

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The chief foreign matters in the black tin are silica, oxides of iron and copper, and wolfram, with traces of manganese and niobic acid; and in certain stream ores there may be as much as 6 or 7 per cent. of titaniferous iron.

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Niobic Acid After long continued blowing and in considerable proportion.

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Niobic Acid in large proportion Niobic Acid in large proportion.

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Niobic Acid in very large proportion.

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