niobaten.
/ˈnʌɪə(ʊ)beɪt/, U.S. /ˈnaɪəˌbeɪt/ Chemistry.
A salt containing oxyanions of niobium.
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1845 H. Rose in Chem. Gaz. 3 36 The niobate of soda indeed is almost insoluble in an excess of a solution of soda.
1849 D. Campbell Pract. Text-bk. Inorg. Chem. 277 Niobates are obtained much in the same manner as tantalates.
1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 426/2 Pyrrhite from..the Azores..is in orange-red octahedra, and is a niobate of zirconia.
1950 N. V. Sidgwick Chem. Elements I. 837 The niobates are of a great variety of types both single and multiple.
1966 C. R. Tottle Sci. Engin. Materials vi. 141 Salts of amphoteric oxides of transition metals often fall into this class [sc. ferroelectrics], e.g. niobates (NiNbO3) and tantalates, and tungstic oxide WO3.
1993 Discover Feb. 23/2 The technique..involves masking a three-inch-diameter wafer of lithium niobate—a piece large enough for nearly a hundred circuits—and bathing it in acid.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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