Tantalum
WordNet

noun


(1)   A hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite
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Etymology


A word derived by Swedish chemist Anders Gustaf Ekeberg in 1802, from tantalus, named in honor of Tantalus.

Noun


  1. A metallic chemical element (symbol Ta) with an atomic number of 73.

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