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noun
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Chemistry. a heavy, grayish-white, highly malleable and ductile metallic element, resistant to most chemicals, practically unoxidizable except in the presence of bases, and fusible only at extremely high temperatures: used for making chemical and scientific apparatus, as a catalyst in the oxidation of ammonia to nitric acid, and in jewelry. Symbol: Pt; atomic weight: 195.09; atomic number: 78; specific gravity: 21.5 at 20°C.
2.
a light, metallic gray with very slight bluish tinge when compared with silver.
adjective
3.
made of platinum.
4.
(of a record, CD, or cassette) having sold a minimum of one million copies.
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Platinum
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| an atomic spatial arrangement that results from rotation of carbon atoms about single bonds within an organic molecule |
| a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C3N3(NH2)3, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of resins |
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platinum
1812, from Mod.L., from Sp. platina "platinum," dim. of plata "silver," from O.Fr. plate or O.Prov. plata "sheet of metal" (see plate). The element so called because it looks like silver. Earlier taken directly from Sp. as platina (c.1750). As a shade of blond hair, attested
EXPANDfrom 1931. As a designation for a recording that has sold at least one million copies, it is attested from 1971.
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platinum plat·i·num (plāt'n-əm)
n.
Symbol Pt
A ductile malleable metallic element usually occurring mixed with other metals such as iridium, osmium, or nickel and used as a catalyst and in dentistry. Atomic number 78; atomic weight 195.08; melting point 1,768°C; boiling point 3,825°C; specific gravity 21.45; valence 2, 3, 4.
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platinum  (plāt'n-əm) Pronunciation Key
Symbol Pt A soft, ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element that usually occurs with osmium, iridium, palladium, or nickel. It has a high melting point and does not corrode in air. Platinum is used as a catalyst and in making jewelry, electrical contacts, and dental crowns. Atomic number 78; atomic weight 195.08; melting point 1,772°C; boiling point 3,827°C; specific gravity 21.45; valence 2, 3, 4. See Periodic Table. |
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