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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 known
Familiarity information: ATOMIC NUMBER 76 used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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:
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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