RUBIDIUM


Meaning of RUBIDIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rü-ˈbi-dē-əm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin rubidus red, from rubēre

Date: 1861

: a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group that reacts violently with water and bursts into flame spontaneously in air — see element table

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