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ATOMIC NUMBER 76

 Dictionary entry overview: What does atomic number 76 mean? 

ATOMIC NUMBER 76 (noun)
  The noun ATOMIC NUMBER 76 has 1 sense:

1. a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal knownplay

  Familiarity information: ATOMIC NUMBER 76 used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ATOMIC NUMBER 76 (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 76; Os; osmium

Hypernyms ("atomic number 76" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)


 Context examples 


An element with atomic symbol Os, atomic number 76, and atomic weight 190.23.

(Osmium, NCI Thesaurus)



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