niobium的词源

英文词源

niobium (n.)

named by German scientist Heinrich Rose, who discovered it in 1844 in a mineral then called tantalum; so called because in Greek mythology Niobe was the daughter of Tantalus.

中文词源

niobium：铌

来自希腊神话Niobe，Tantalus之女，后来人们从金属元素钽（Tantalum）进一步提取出一种新的元素，因此就命名为niobium.参照tantalize.

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