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nouna silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry
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- wollaston English chemist and physicist who discovered palladium and rhodium and demonstrated that static and current electricity are the same (1766-1828)
- william hyde wollaston English chemist and physicist who discovered palladium and rhodium and demonstrated that static and current electricity are the same (1766-1828)
- dimethylglyoxime a compound used in analysis as a precipitant for palladium or nickel
- white gold a pale alloy of gold usually with platinum or nickel or palladium