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pelopium

pelopium noun: a supposed chemical element, later found to be a mixture of niobium and tantalum.

Noun

pelopium (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A supposed chemical element, later found to be a mixture of niobium and tantalum.

Origin of pelopium

From Pelops + -ium.

Questions about pelopium

What does pelopium mean?
Pelopium means a supposed chemical element, later found to be a mixture of niobium and tantalum.
What part of speech is pelopium?
Pelopium is a noun.

Words near pelopium in the dictionary

  1. pelomyxids
  2. peloothered
  3. pelophilous
  4. Pelopid
  5. Pelopids
  6. pelopium
  7. Peloponnese
  8. Peloponnesian
  9. Peloponnesians
  10. Peloponnesus
  11. Pelops

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