noun
Origin: ModL: so named (1801) by C. Hatchett (1765-1847), Brit chemist < Columbia + -ium, because the ore had been brought from Massachusetts
See columbium in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Origin:
Origin: After Columbia2
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