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nouna heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits
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- pd a 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
- os a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known
- ru a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum
- iridium a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group; used in alloys; occurs in natural alloys with platinum or osmium
- ir a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group; used in alloys; occurs in natural alloys with platinum or osmium
- amalgam an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams
- rh a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum
- palladium a 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
- rhodium a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum
- osmium a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known