noun
- A soft grey ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs in niobite; formerly called columbium.
- synonyms: niobium, atomic number 41
- A Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something.
- usage: "the margins of his book were generously supplied with pencilled NBs"
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