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platinum
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a heavy precious metallic element; gray-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits
Synonyms Used in print (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)Then O_'_Banion was presented with a platinum watch set with rubies and diamonds . O_'_Banion accepted his platinum watch and the tributes to his loyalty , and proceeded with the bigger and better Republican deal . (1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)As a first_step toward this goal , arrangements were worked_out for comparing the scales now in_use through circulation of a group of standard platinum resistance_thermometers for calibration by each national laboratory . Related terms |
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