RHODIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rhodium mean? 

• RHODIUM (noun)
  The noun RHODIUM has 1 sense:

1. a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum

  Familiarity information: RHODIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RHODIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 45; Rh; rhodium

Hypernyms ("rhodium" 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 

A proprietary water- and lipid-soluble polymer-based nutritional supplement composed of a complex mixture of alpha-lipoic acid bound to palladium (Palladium Lipoic Acid Complex (PdLA)) and other minerals, vitamins and amino acids, including vitamins B1, B2 and B12, formylmethionine, acetyl cysteine, and trace amounts of molybdinum, rhodium, and ruthenium, with potential anti-oxidant and cytoprotective activities.

(Alpha-lipoic Acid-Palladium/Vitamin/Mineral Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)