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tantalite

/ˈtæntl̩aɪt/

tantalite noun: a dark-brown mineral that is an ore of tantalum and niobium, of the chemical formula (Fe, Mn) Ta₂O₆.

tantalite: a dark-brown mineral that is an ore of tantalum and niobium, of the chemical formula (Fe, Mn) Ta₂O₆
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Noun

tantalite (plural tantalites)

  1. A dark-brown mineral that is an ore of tantalum and niobium, of the chemical formula (Fe, Mn) Ta₂O₆.

tantalite meaning in Tamil and Persian

tantalite in Tamil

தாந்தலைற்று

tantalite in Persian

mineral
تانتالیت

Forms of tantalite

pluraltantalites

Origin of tantalite

From tantalum + -ite.

Words formed from tantalite

Questions about tantalite

What does tantalite mean?
Tantalite means a dark-brown mineral that is an ore of tantalum and niobium, of the chemical formula (Fe, Mn) Ta₂O₆.
What is tantalite in Tamil?
Tantalite in Tamil is தாந்தலைற்று. See Tantalite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tantalite?
Tantalite is a noun.
How do you pronounce tantalite?
Tantalite is pronounced /ˈtæntl̩aɪt/.
What is the plural of tantalite?
The plural of tantalite is tantalites.

Words near tantalite in the dictionary

  1. tantalising
  2. tantalisingly
  3. tantalisings
  4. tantalism
  5. tantalisms
  6. tantalite
  7. tantalites
  8. tantalium
  9. tantalization
  10. tantalizations
  11. tantalize

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tantalite (page history and authors); tantalite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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