tantalium

Dutch

Etymology

A New Latin word derived by Swedish chemist Anders Gustaf Ekeberg in 1802, from Latin tantalus,[1] named in honor of Tantalus.

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: tan‧ta‧li‧um

Noun

tantalium n (uncountable)

  1. tantalum

Synonyms

References
  1. Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988
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