rhodium
A rare, hard, silvery-white, inert metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 45A rare, hard, silvery-white, inert metallic chemical element (symbol Rh) with an atomic number of 45.
» Rhodium is the rarest metal.
Rhodium ist das seltenste Metall. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Родий — самый редкий металл. — Wezzel
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2 senses(uncountable, usually)A rare, hard, silvery-white, inert metallic chemical element (symbol Rh) with an atomic number of 45.
Rhodium
ро́дийródij
ро́дійródij
a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum
(countable, usually)A single atom of this element.
Examples
1 sentencesRhodium is the rarest metal.
ruРодий — самый редкий металл. — Wezzel
deRhodium ist das seltenste Metall. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from New Latin rhodium, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”), because of theBorrowed from New Latin rhodium, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”), because of the colour of its salts' solutions.
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Forms
plural: rhodiumsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum:Rhatomic number 45
Word family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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