Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rhodium"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rhodium \Rho"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ro`don the rose. So
called from the rose-red color of certain of its solutions.
See {Rhododendron}.] (Chem.)
A rare element of the light platinum group. It is found in
platinum ores, and obtained free as a white inert metal which
it is very difficult to fuse. Symbol Rh. Atomic weight 104.1.
Specific gravity 12.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rhodium
n : a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum
group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with
platinum [syn: {Rh}, {atomic number 45}]
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