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From Columbus + -ium, named after Christopher Columbus by the element’s discoverer, Charles Hatchett.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
columbium
Today it means: Former name of niobium. Full definition →
Today it means: Former name of niobium. Full definition →
From Columbus + -ium, named after Christopher Columbus by the element’s discoverer, Charles Hatchett.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.