IRIDIUM


Meaning of IRIDIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈri-dē-əm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin irid-, iris; from the colors produced by its dissolving in hydrochloric acid

Date: 1804

: a rare silver-white hard brittle very heavy metallic element — see element table

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