English Explanatory Dictionary

rhodium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rare, hard, silvery-white, inert metallic chemical element (symbol Rh) with an atomic number of 45.
  2. A single atom of this element.

Pronunciation

rō'dēəm /ˈɹoʊdiəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rhodium.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-rhodium.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-rhodium.wav

Word forms

rhodium rhodiums

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin rhodium, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”), because of the colour of its salts' solutions.

Related words

rhodic rhodo- and its derivatives rhodonite rhodium wood lignum rhodium

Derived words

dirhodium octarhodium organorhodium rhodate rhodian rhodium-gold rhodium trichloride trirhodium
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