English Explanatory Dictionary

rhenium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A metallic chemical element with the atomic number 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal.
  2. A single atom of this element.

Pronunciation

rē'nēəm /ˈɹiːniəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-rhenium.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-rhenium.wav

Word forms

rhenium rheniums

Etymology

From Latin Rhenus (“Rhine”), + -ium.

Related words

rhenate Rhenish Rhine mul:Re

Derived words

dirhenium dodecarhenium eka-rhenium organorhenium oxorhenium radiorhenium rhenian rhenic rhenium dioxide rhenium heptaoxide rhenium heptaselenide rhenium heptasulfide rhenium heptasulphide rhenium trioxide trirhenium
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on R Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary