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tantalum

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8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈtæntələm/Part of speech nounSorted aalmnttuStarts with TEnds with M1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Hard corrosion-resistant metal used in electronics.

Word origin

A New Latin word derived by Swedish chemist Anders Gustaf Ekeberg in 1802, from Latin Tantalus, named after Tantalus, alluding to the element's incapacity to absorb acid. See -ium.

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