n. Chem. a white ductile metallic element occurring naturally in various ores and used in chemistry as a catalyst and for making jewellery. °Symb.: Pd.
[ mod.L f. Pallas, an asteroid discovered (1803) just before the element, + -IUM; cf. CERIUM ]
n. Chem. a white ductile metallic element occurring naturally in various ores and used in chemistry as a catalyst and for making jewellery. °Symb.: Pd.
[ mod.L f. Pallas, an asteroid discovered (1803) just before the element, + -IUM; cf. CERIUM ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012