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ATOMIC NUMBER 41

 Dictionary entry overview: What does atomic number 41 mean? 

ATOMIC NUMBER 41 (noun)
  The noun ATOMIC NUMBER 41 has 1 sense:

1. a soft grey ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs in niobite; formerly called columbiumplay

  Familiarity information: ATOMIC NUMBER 41 used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ATOMIC NUMBER 41 (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A soft grey ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs in niobite; formerly called columbium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 41; Nb; niobium

Hypernyms ("atomic number 41" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "atomic number 41"):

columbium (a former name for niobium)

Holonyms ("atomic number 41" is a substance of...):

columbite; niobite (a black mineral that is an ore of niobium and tantalum)


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