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• tantalum — /tan tl euhm/, n. Chem. a gray, hard, rare, metallic element occurring in columbite and tantalite and usually associated with niobium: used, because of its resistance to corrosion by most acids, for chemical, dental, and surgical instruments and… …   Universalium

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• Tantalum — (pronEng|ˈtæntələm) (formerly tantalium IPA|/tænˈtæliəm/) is a chemical element with the symbol Ta and atomic number 73. A rare, hard, blue grey, lustrous, transition metal, tantalum is highly corrosion resistant and occurs naturally in the… …   Wikipedia

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• tantalum — tan•ta•lum [[t]ˈtæn tl əm[/t]] n. chem. a hard, gray, rare metallic element that resists corrosion by most acids: used for chemical, dental, and surgical instruments Symbol: Ta at. wt.: 180.948 at. no.: 73 sp. gr.: 16.6 • Etymology: < Sw… …   From formal English to slang

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