columbic

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columbic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Columbic \Co*lum"bic\, a. [From Columbium.] (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or containing, columbium or niobium; niobic.
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     Columbic acid (Chem.), a weak acid derived from columbic or
        niobic oxide, Nb2O5; -- called also niobic acid.
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  Columbic \Co*lum"bic\, a. [From Columbo.]
     Pertaining to, or derived from, the columbo root.
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     Columbic acid (Chem.), an organic acid extracted from the
        columbo root as a bitter, yellow, amorphous substance.
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