Definition of Niobite

1. Noun. A black mineral that is an ore of niobium and tantalum.

Exact synonyms: Columbite
Terms within: Atomic Number 41, Nb, Niobium, Atomic Number 73, Ta, Tantalum
Generic synonyms: Mineral

Definition of Niobite

1. n. Same as Columbite.

Definition of Niobite

1. Noun. The mineral columbite. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Niobite

1. the mineral columbite [n -S]

Medical Definition of Niobite

1. Same as Columbite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Niobite

ninth chords
ninth cranial nerve
ninth grade
ninth grades
ninthly
ninths
ninut
niobate
niobates
niobatian
niobe
niobian
niobic
niobic acid
niobiferous
niobite (current term)
niobites
niobium
niobiums
niobocarbide
niobokupletskite
niobophyllite
niobous
niocalite
niopo
nip
nip and tuck
nip in the bud
nip off
nip point

Literary usage of Niobite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1866)
"A very add niobite of ammonium separates ... some time from a solution of niobite of sodium mixed with chloride of ammonium. ..."

2. Qualitative Chemical Analysis by C. Remigius Fresenius (1869)
"Soda slowly added to solution of niobite of sodium precipitates the salt in the crystalline ... Carbonic acid throws down acid niobite of the alkali metal, ..."

3. Analytical Chemistry by Frederick Pearson Treadwell (1921)
"niobite shows an analogous behavior. In the form of pyro acids the two ... Tantalite and niobite are attacked by fusing with potassium acid sulfate; ..."

4. The Chemical Gazette (1857)
"19'78 1 390-9 19'53 Acid Niobio niobite of Soda, 2(NaO, ... niobite of Potash, obtained by fusing the acid with hydrate of potash, of the formula 2KO, ..."

5. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1880)
"The author defends and furnishes further proof for his figure 59625° C., against Berthelot's results, 54200° C. niobite of the Iser Mountains, 3. ..."

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