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potassium niobate

potassium niobate noun: the salt KNbO₃; its crystals have a large nonlinear optical coefficient, and it find use in the manufacture of lasers; nanowires of the substance have been used to produce tunable coherent light.

Noun

potassium niobate (plural potassium niobates)

  1. The salt KNbO₃; its crystals have a large nonlinear optical coefficient, and it find use in the manufacture of lasers; nanowires of the substance have been used to produce tunable coherent light.

Forms of potassium niobate

pluralpotassium niobates

Questions about potassium niobate

What does potassium niobate mean?
Potassium niobate means the salt KNbO₃; its crystals have a large nonlinear optical coefficient, and it find use in the manufacture of lasers; nanowires of the substance have been used to produce tunable coherent light.
What part of speech is potassium niobate?
Potassium niobate is a noun.
What is the plural of potassium niobate?
The plural of potassium niobate is potassium niobates.

Words near potassium niobate in the dictionary

  1. potassium inosinate
  2. potassium iodide
  3. potassium iodides
  4. potassium lactate
  5. potassium malate
  6. potassium niobate
  7. potassium niobates
  8. potassium nitrate
  9. potassium nitrite
  10. potassium nitrites
  11. potassium permanganate

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