potassium niobates

A form of potassium niobate — The salt KNbO₃; its crystals have a large nonlinear optical coefficient, and it find use in the manufacture of lasers; nanowires of the substance have been used to produce tunable coherent light.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of potassium niobate
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