tantalic

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adjective

Containing pentavalent tantalum.

OriginEnglish tantalum ← New Latin tantalum ← Latin Tantalus →
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Meanings

tantalic1

adjective
  1. chemistryContaining pentavalent tantalum.

Tantalic2

adjectiveTantalic (comparative more Tantalic, superlative most Tantalic)

comparative more Tantalic · superlative most Tantalic

  1. Of or relating to the mythological Tantalus.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΤάνταλος (Tántalos)
  2. LatinTantalus
  3. New Latintantalum
  4. Englishtantalum
  5. Englishtantalic

From tantalum + -ic.

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Translations

Italian tantalico
  • tantalicocontaining pentavalent tantalum
Portuguese tantálico
  • tantálicocontaining pentavalent tantalum

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

atlantic
Cite this entry
APA

tantalic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tantalic

MLA

“tantalic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tantalic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tantalic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tantalic.

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