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rhodium

/ˈrəʊ.di.əm/

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noun

/ˈrəʊ.di.əm/C2formalscientific
  • ruБелый, твердый металлический элемент, принадлежащий к платиновой группе, встречающийся в платиновых рудах и используемый в сплавах с платиной.

A white, hard metallic element belonging to the platinum group, found in platinum ores and used in alloys with platinum.

uncountable

  1. Chemical elementC1formalscientific

    A rare, silvery-white, hard metallic element belonging to the platinum group, often used as a catalyst and in jewelry plating.

    ruХимический элемент

    • Rhodium is commonly used to plate white gold jewelry.
    • The catalytic converter in cars often contains rhodium.
    • Scientists extracted rhodium from the platinum ore sample.
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