RHENIUM


Meaning of RHENIUM in English

/ree"nee euhm/ , n. Chem.

a rare metallic element of the manganese subgroup: used, because of its high melting point, in platinum-rhenium thermocouples. Symbol: Re; at. no.: 75; at. wt.: 186.2.

[ 1920-25; Rhen ( us ) RHINE + -ium -IUM ]

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