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  • platinum, Pt1.) Platinum, Pt, atomic number 78 -- (a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits)
    Pt, atomic number 78 -- (a Heavy1.) Heavy -- (an actor who plays villainous roles)
    2.) Heavy -- (a serious (or tragic) role in a play)
    heavy precious Metallic1.) Metallic -- (a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal)
    2.) Metallic -- (a yarn made partly or entirely of metal)
    metallic element; grey-white and Resistant1.) Immune, resistant -- (relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection))
    2.) Tolerant, resistant -- (able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress; "the plant is tolerant of saltwater"; "these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided"; "the new hybrid is more resistant to drought")
    resistant to Corroding1.) Corrosion, corroding, erosion -- (erosion by chemical action)
    1.) Corrode, eat, rust -- (cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink")
    corroding; occurs in some Nickel1.) Nickel, Ni, atomic number 28 -- (a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite)
    2.) Nickel -- (a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar)
    nickel and Copper1.) Copper, Cu, atomic number 29 -- (a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor)
    2.) Copper -- (a copper penny)
    copper ores and is also Found1.) Found -- (food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found")
    1.) Establish, set up, found, launch -- (set up or found; "She set up a literacy program")
    found native in some deposits)

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Meaning 1 of Platinum
platinum, Pt, atomic number 78 noble metal
  • Gold1.) Gold -- (coins made of gold)
    2.) Amber, gold -- (a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair")
    Gold, Au1.) Gold, Au, atomic number 79 -- (a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia)
    2.) Astronomical Unit, AU -- (a unit of length used for distances within the solar system; equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun (approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers))
    Au, Atomic number 791.) Gold, Au, atomic number 79 -- (a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia)
    Atomic number 79 - Coins made of gold
  • Platinum1.) Platinum, Pt, atomic number 78 -- (a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits)
    Platinum, Pt1.) Platinum, Pt, atomic number 78 -- (a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits)
    Pt, Atomic number 781.) Platinum, Pt, atomic number 78 -- (a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits)
    Atomic number 78 - A heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits
  • Silver1.) Silver, Ag, atomic number 47 -- (a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography)
    2.) Silver -- (coins made of silver)
    Silver, Ag1.) Silver, Ag, atomic number 47 -- (a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography)
    Ag, Atomic number 471.) Silver, Ag, atomic number 47 -- (a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography)
    Atomic number 47 - A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

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