Tantalum tǎn
Basic meaning
1. A metallic element. It is used to make evaporation vessels, etc., and can also be used as electrodes, rectifiers, electrolyzers, and capacitors for electron tubes. It is used medically to make thin sheets or thin threads to repair damaged tissue.
Detailed meaning
1. A shiny platinum gray hard ductile metal element with extremely high melting point, mainly pentavalent. Resistant to the corrosion of most chemicals, with the exception of hydrofluoric acid [tantalum] - element symbol Ta