atomic number 44

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   a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum

   SynonymsrutheniumRu

   Broadermetallic element

Questions about atomic number 44

What does atomic number 44 mean?

atomic number 44 means "a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum".

What is another word for atomic number 44?

Close synonyms include ruthenium, Ru. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is atomic number 44 a common word?

atomic number 44 is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.