columbium

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columbium

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

noun columbiums · colombium

  1. obsolete, uncountable, usually Former name of niobium.

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noun former name of niobium

日本語コロンビウム koronbium
DeutschColumbium
Italianocolumbio

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"columbium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/columbium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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columbium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/columbium

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"columbium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/columbium.

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@misc{columbium_2026,
  title = {columbium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/columbium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}