A hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite.
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Examples for "tantalum "
Examples for "tantalum "
1 Sure, with enough time and money, engineers could probably construct tantalum - free phones.
2 The oxide of tantalum dissolves in the bead, but gives no colour.
3 Global Advanced Metals supplies tantalum used in iPods and BlackBerry smart phones.
4 Oddly, tantalum and niobium proved so noxious because coltan was so democratic.
5 After gold, tantalum is the next most sought after mineral in Ethiopia.
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3 The door opened and like a shadow Nas Ta Bega slipped in.
4 The paper with the markings on the skull identified by Ta Babeda.
5 Then Nas Ta Bega came in, and he and the Navajo talked.
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Translations for atomic number 73