Tantalum
Alternative forms
- tantalium obsolete
Origin
A New Latin word derived by Swedish chemist Anders Gustaf Ekeberg in 1802, from Latin tantalus,
Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988
named in honor of Tantalus. See -ium.
Full definition of tantalum
Noun
tantalum
(uncountable)- A metallic chemical element (symbol Ta) with an atomic number of 73.