[pal.la.di.um] n [ME, fr. L, fr. Gk palladion, fr. Pallad-, Pallas] 1 cap: a statue of Pallas whose preservation was believed to ensure the safety of Troy
2. pl pal.la.dia : safeguard
[2]palladium n [NL, fr. Pallad-, Pallas, an asteroid] (1803): a silver-white ductile malleable metallic element of the platinum group that is used esp. in electrical contacts, as a catalyst, and in alloys -- pal.la.dous adj