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noun • a soft grey ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs in niobite; formerly called columbium | ||||||||
| 34% | 5 | Mythical woman after whom element 41 is named | ||||||
noun • (Greek mythology) the daughter of Tantalus whose boasting about her children provoked Apollo and Artemis to slay them all; Niobe was turned to stone while bewailing her loss | ||||||||
| 33% | 8 | Named after Queen Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen | ||||||
noun • a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War • one of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Jamestown or Williamsburg • a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range | ||||||||
Element Named For A Mythical Queen Crossword Clue
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NIOBIUM which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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NIOBIUM
Updated: October 11, 2023
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