Rhodium

/ˈroʊdiəm/ noun

Definition

A hard, silvery-white metallic chemical element with the symbol Rh and atomic number 45, highly reflective and resistant to corrosion, used in jewelry and catalytic converters.

Etymology

Named from Greek 'rhodon' meaning 'rose' because of the rose-red color of its compounds. English chemist William Hyde Wollaston discovered and named the element in 1803 while working with platinum ores. The name specifically refers to the distinctive pink or rose color of rhodium salts.

Kelly Says

Rhodium is often more expensive than gold and platinum, making it one of the most valuable precious metals, yet most people have never heard of it! The irony is that this 'rose-colored' metal is actually silver-white in its pure form - only its compounds show the rosy hues that gave it its name.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሮዲየም
roh-dee-um
ARالعربية
الروديوم
al-roh-dee-oom
BNবাংলা
রোডিয়াম
roh-dee-um
CACatalà
rodi
roh-dee
CSČeština
rhodium
roh-dee-um
DADansk
rhodium
roh-dee-um
DEDeutsch
Rhodium
roh-dee-um
ELΕλληνικά
ροδιο
roh-dee-oh
ESEspañol
rodio
roh-dee-oh
FAفارسی
رودیوم
roh-dee-um
FISuomi
rodium
roh-dee-um
FRFrançais
rhodium
roh-dee-um
GUGU
રોડિયમ
roh-dee-um
HAHA
rhodium
roh-dee-um
HEעברית
רודיום
roh-dee-um
HIहिन्दी
रोडियम
roh-dee-um
HUMagyar
ródium
roh-dee-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
rodium
roh-dee-um
IGIG
rhodium
roh-dee-um
ITItaliano
rodio
roh-dee-oh
JA日本語
ロジウム
ro-ji-umu
KKKK
родій
roh-dee-y
KMKM
រ៉ូឌីអុម
roh-dee-um
KO한국어
로듐
ro-deum
MRMR
रोडियम
roh-dee-um
MSBahasa Melayu
rhodium
roh-dee-um
MYမြန်မာ
ရိုဒီယမ်
roh-dee-um
NLNederlands
rhodium
roh-dee-um
NONorsk
rhodium
roh-dee-um
PAPA
ਰੋਡੀਅਮ
roh-dee-um
PLPolski
rodium
roh-dee-um
PTPortuguês
ródio
roh-dee-oh
RORomână
rhodiu
roh-dee-oo
RUРусский
родий
roh-dee-y
SVSvenska
rhodium
roh-dee-um
SWKiswahili
rhodium
roh-dee-um
TAதமிழ்
ரோடியம்
roh-dee-um
TEతెలుగు
రోడియం
roh-dee-um
THไทย
โรเดียม
roh-dee-um
TLTL
rhodium
roh-dee-um
TRTürkçe
rodiyum
roh-dee-yum
UKУкраїнська
родій
roh-dee-y
URاردو
رودیئم
roh-dee-um
VITiếng Việt
rodi
roh-dee
YOYO
rhodium
roh-dee-um
ZH中文
róu
ZUZU
rhodium
roh-dee-um

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