atomic number 46

1. 1.

   a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry

   SynonymspalladiumPd

   Broadermetallic element

Questions about atomic number 46

What does atomic number 46 mean?

atomic number 46 means "a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry".

What is another word for atomic number 46?

Close synonyms include palladium, Pd. 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 46 a common word?

atomic number 46 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.