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nouna white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum
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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)
- iridosmine a hard and corrosion resistant mineral that is a natural alloy of osmium and iridium (usually containing small amounts of rhodium and platinum); used in needles and pen nibs etc.
- osmiridium a hard and corrosion resistant mineral that is a natural alloy of osmium and iridium (usually containing small amounts of rhodium and platinum); used in needles and pen nibs etc.