columbium

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See also: Columbium

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Etymology

From Columbus +‎ -ium, named after Christopher Columbus by the element’s discoverer, Charles Hatchett.

Noun

columbium (usually uncountable, plural columbiums)

  1. (obsolete) A former name of niobium.

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