atomic number 45

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsrhodiumRh

   Broadermetallic element

Questions about atomic number 45

What does atomic number 45 mean?

atomic number 45 means "a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum".

What is another word for atomic number 45?

Close synonyms include rhodium, Rh. 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 45 a common word?

atomic number 45 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.