atomic number 78

1. 1.

   a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits

   SynonymsplatinumPt

   Broadernoble metal

Questions about atomic number 78

What does atomic number 78 mean?

atomic number 78 means "a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits".

What is another word for atomic number 78?

Close synonyms include platinum, Pt. 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 78 a common word?

atomic number 78 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.