tantalum

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
14
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈtæntələm/

Definition of tantalum

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A chemical element (symbol Ta) with atomic number 73: a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant.

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Etymology

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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