Definition
Relating to or containing niobium (columbium) in its lower oxidation state, typically +3 instead of +5.
Etymology
From 'columbium' (niobium's former name) + the chemical suffix '-ous' indicating a lower oxidation state. Used in chemistry to distinguish different forms of metal compounds.
Kelly Says
The '-ous' vs '-ic' suffix system in chemistry is like a code: it tells you the oxidation state without saying numbers, so 'columbous' means 'niobium with fewer oxygen atoms' at a glance.
Translations
ARالعربية
كولومبوس
kool-oo-moo-bus
BNবাংলা
কোলম্বোস
kol-om-bos
CACatalà
columbos
kol-um-bos
CSČeština
columbos
kol-um-bos
DADansk
columbos
kol-um-bos
DEDeutsch
Colombos
kol-om-bos
ELΕλληνικά
Κολόμβος
ko-lo-m-bos
ESEspañol
columbos
kol-um-bos
FAفارسی
کلمبوس
kol-um-bos
FISuomi
columbos
kol-um-bos
FRFrançais
colombos
kol-om-bohs
HEעברית
קולומבוס
ko-lum-bos
HIहिन्दी
कोलंबस
kol-um-bas
HUMagyar
columbos
kol-um-bos
IDBahasa Indonesia
columbos
kol-um-bos
ITItaliano
columbos
kol-um-bos
KMKM
កូឡុំបុស
koo-lum-bus
KO한국어
콜럼보스
kol-leum-bo-seu
MSBahasa Melayu
columbos
kol-um-bos
MYမြန်မာ
ကိုလံဘုစ
ko-la-m-bu-su
NLNederlands
columbos
kol-om-bos
NONorsk
columbos
kol-um-bos
PLPolski
columbos
kol-um-bos
PTPortuguês
columbos
kol-um-bos
RORomână
columbos
kol-um-bos
RUРусский
Колумбус
ko-lum-bus
SVSvenska
columbos
kol-um-bos
SWKiswahili
columbos
kol-um-bos
TAதமிழ்
கொலம்பஸ்
ko-la-m-pas
TEతెలుగు
కొలంబస్
ko-la-m-pas
THไทย
โคโลมโบส
ko-lo-mo-bos
TRTürkçe
columbos
kol-um-bos
UKУкраїнська
Колумбус
ko-lum-bus
URاردو
کولمبس
kool-um-bas
VITiếng Việt
columbos
kol-um-bos