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niobite

/ ˈnaɪəˌbaɪt /

noun

  1. another name for columbite
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of niobite1

C19: niobium + -ite 1
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Example Sentences

Sipylite, sip′i-līt, n. a niobite of erbium.

The species has also been called niobite.

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