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单词 ruthenium
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Definition of ruthenium in English:

ruthenium

noun rʊˈθiːnɪəmruˈθiniəm
mass noun
  • The chemical element of atomic number 44, a hard silvery-white metal of the transition series.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To this group belong the important steel alloying elements nickel and manganese, as well as cobalt and the inert metals ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium and platinum.
    • It is also classified with a group of similar metals, including ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, and iridium, with similar properties.
    • Along with ruthenium, rhodium, osmium, iridium, and platinum, it belongs to the platinum group of metals.
    • That porous layer, which contains stabilized zirconia and small amounts of the metals ruthenium and cerium, chemically and cleanly converts the fuel to hydrogen.
    • Zirconium, palladium, and ruthenium make up a metal that repairs itself.

Origin

Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from medieval Latin Ruthenia (see Ruthenia), so named because it was discovered in ores from the Urals.

Rhymes

helenium, proscenium, rhenium, selenium
 
 

Definition of ruthenium in US English:

ruthenium

nounro͞oˈTHēnēəmruˈθiniəm
  • The chemical element of atomic number 44, a hard silvery-white metal of the transition series.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To this group belong the important steel alloying elements nickel and manganese, as well as cobalt and the inert metals ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium and platinum.
    • Zirconium, palladium, and ruthenium make up a metal that repairs itself.
    • It is also classified with a group of similar metals, including ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, and iridium, with similar properties.
    • Along with ruthenium, rhodium, osmium, iridium, and platinum, it belongs to the platinum group of metals.
    • That porous layer, which contains stabilized zirconia and small amounts of the metals ruthenium and cerium, chemically and cleanly converts the fuel to hydrogen.

Origin

Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from medieval Latin Ruthenia (see Ruthenia), so named because it was discovered in ores from the Urals.

 
 
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