iridium

C2 Topic:Science & Research

US /ɪˈɹɪd.i.əm/ UK /ɪˈɹɪd.i.əm/ See IPA manual

Freq #35366

Meanings

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noun
a chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group.

I tried to get him to work on the iridium-osmium problem, but he refused."

Thesaurus

Word family

Derived forms diiridiumeka-iridiumiridarseniteiridateiridianiridiateiridiciridiferousiridio-iridiousiriditeiridium-pointed

Related forms iridescenceiridiniridiosmiumiridiseiridizeiris

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, from the New Latin.

Topics

Science & Research

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