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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation Numbers
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In chem., the symbol for niobium.
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- noun chemistry Symbol for
niobium .
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- noun a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something
- noun a soft grey ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs in niobite; formerly called columbium
- noun a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something
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Examples
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Nb 'shonky' is strictly a Discworld term in this context.
kateelliott: Question for the Hive Mind kateelliott 2009
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Here, the center portion of each assembly is 155 mm across and holds the seed material consisting of metallic plutonium-zirconium (Pu-Zr) alloy (Pu is about 10% of alloy, and isotopically over 90% 239Pu) as 108 twisted tricorn-section rods 12.75 mm across with Zr-1%Nb cladding (Nb = Niobium).
Thorium 2009
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Nb: it's only one model and could be completely wrong.
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Dt 6:4-9; 11:13-21; Nb 15:37-41: the proclamation of whole and total love due to God, as the only Lord.
Archive 2008-10-26 papabear 2008
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Dt 6:4-9; 11:13-21; Nb 15:37-41: the proclamation of whole and total love due to God, as the only Lord.
Zenit: Benedict XVI's Homily at Close of Synod papabear 2008
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Any isotopes other than Nb 93, Be 9 and Co 59 for these 3 elements will be proof of Neutron
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Niobium 93 - 8 ppm in sample (+/- 50%) - Nb 93 for extremely rare Nb 94 ratio.
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Niobium - 93 Nb 100%, 94 Nb 1/2 life 20,000 years, 8.3 ppm
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Nb pre-pill era was as sexually active as today, it made no real difference.
sleeping with ghosts 2006
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Nb - No, affliction is exactly the term I intended.
Roast Lamb for One Niki 2005
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