tantalic

American  

[tan-tal-ik] / tænˈtæl ɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.

1. of or relating to tantalum, especially in the pentavalent state.

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tantalic British  

/ tænˈtælɪk /

adjective

1. of or containing tantalum, esp in the pentavalent state

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Etymology

Origin of tantalic

First recorded in 1835–45; tantal(um) + -ic

Example Sentences

The following substances are neither fused nor reduced in soda, viz. alumina, magnesia, lime, baryta, strontia, the oxide of uranium, the oxides of cerium, zirconia, tantalic acid, thorina, glucina, and yttria.

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

Niobic Acid, Ni2O3 in the oxidizing flame.Behaves in a similar manner to tantalic acid, but the glass requires a very large dose of the acid to render it opaque under an intermittent flame.

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

The alkaline earths are instances of this kind of reaction, also glucina oxide of cerium, tantalic and titanic acids, yttria and zirconia.

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