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tantalum

tan·ta·lum

UK/ˈtæntələm/ US/ˈtæntʌlʌm/ uncommon

noun

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a hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite

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A New Latin word derived by Swedish chemist Anders Gustaf Ekeberg in 1802, from Latin Tantalus, named after Tantalus, alluding to the element's incapacity to absorb acid. See -ium.

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