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Rhodium

/ˈɹoʊdiəm/

A rare, hard, silvery-white, inert metallic chemical element (symbol Rh) with an atomic number of 45.

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noun

1
A rare, hard, silvery-white, inert metallic chemical element (symbol Rh) with an atomic number of 45.
2
A single atom of this element.

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atomic number 45noun	a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum
rhnoun	(medicine) Abbreviation of Rhesus. [(medicine, attributive, also without cap.) Denotes a system for categorising human blood types based on the presence or absence of various antigens, especially Rhesus factor D.]

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rhnoun	(medicine) Abbreviation of Rhesus. [(medicine, attributive, also without cap.) Denotes a system for categorising human blood types based on the presence or absence of various antigens, especially Rhesus factor D.]
atomic number 45noun	a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum
platinumnoun	The chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value.
thermocouplenoun	A transducer consisting of two different metals welded together at each end; a voltage is produced that is proportional to the difference in temperature between the two junctions (one of which is normally held at a known temperature)
thermocouplesnoun	A transducer consisting of two different metals welded together at each end; a voltage is produced that is proportional to the difference in temperature between the two junctions (one of which is normally held at a known temperature)
rheniumnoun	A metallic chemical element (symbol Re) with an atomic number of 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal.
rutheniumnoun	A metallic chemical element (symbol Ru) with an atomic number of 44.
rubidiumnoun	(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Rb) with an atomic number of 37. It is a soft, highly reactive alkali metal.
rhodium woodnoun	Synonym of lignum rhodium (“type of fragrant wood”).
radonnoun	The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.
rutherfordiumnoun	A transuranic chemical element (symbol Rf) with an atomic number of 104.
röntgeniumnoun	Rare spelling of roentgenium. [A transuranic chemical element (symbol Rg) with atomic number 111.]
roentgeniumnoun	A transuranic chemical element (symbol Rg) with atomic number 111.
rhenatenoun	(inorganic chemistry) The anion ReO₄⁻; any salt containing this ion.
radiorheniumnoun	radioactive rhenium
radeonnoun	(obsolete) Obsolete form of radon (“radon-222”); an isotope of radon. [The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.]
exradionoun	(obsolete) Obsolete form of radon (“radon-222”), an isotope of radon (element 86). [The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.]
rhesusnoun	A macaque monkey native to southern and southeastern Asia; Macaca mulatta.
rhodiotnoun	(rare) A Rhodian.
rh factornoun	Abbreviation of Rhesus factor. [An antigen of the Rhesus system; understood unless otherwise specified to refer to Rhesus factor D (RhD), which appears on the surface of the red blood cells of most (85%) humans. An incompatibility between the Rh-blood types of a mother and her baby may cause serious disease for the baby.]