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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or containing tantalum.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Of or pertaining to tantalum.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Of or pertaining to tantalum; derived from, or containing, tantalum; specifically, designating any one of a series of acids analogous to nitric acid and the polyacid compounds of phosphorus.
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- adjective chemistry Containing
pentavalent tantalum .
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The separated salts (after heating with sulphuric acid and washing out the potassium sulphate formed) are ignited with ammonic carbonate, and weighed as tantalic oxide (Ta_ {2} O_ {5}) and niobic oxide (Nb_ {2} O_ {5}) respectively.
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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