rhodium1.
(Del gr. ??(d?, pink, the colour of the metal salts).
1. m. chemical element of no. atóm. 45 Metal in the Earth's crust, is native to and sometimes gold and Platinum partner. Colour silvery, ductile, malleable and very heavy, it has a high melting point. It is used as a catalyst and to manufacture special mirrors, and alloyed with Platinum, used in jewellery and for the construction of instruments and appliances. (Símb.) ( Rh, from scientific Greek Rhodium).
rhodium2, dia.
lat. )( Rhodius).1. adj. Natural of Rhodes. U t. c. s.
2. adj. belonger or relating to this island in the Aegean Sea.
