iridium en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin iridium, from Classical Latin iris + -ium, from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”), because of the bright colour of many of the element's salts.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) (uncountable) A chemical element with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group.
Iridium is extremely rare on the surface of the earth but much more common in meteorites.
2014, Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Picador, →ISBN, page 75:
- (countable) (uncountable) A chemical element with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group. ▸ An atom of this element.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| iridiums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
iridium black · iridium trichloride · heterochromia iridium · platinum-iridium · iridite · eka-iridium · platino-iridium · iridiate · iridium-pointed · iridian · diiridium · iridiferous · iridic · iridium tetrachloride · triiridium · radioiridium · organoiridium · iridious · platiniridium · iridio- · osmiridium · iridate · iridarsenite · iridium oxide · iridosmine
Relateds
iridescence · mul:Ir · iridize · iridin · iridise · iris · mul:Ir · iridiosmium
Translations (79)
br iridiom (chemical element) · el ιρίδιο (chemical element) · ca iridi (chemical element) · fo iridium (chemical element) · nn iridium (chemical element) · es iridio (chemical element) · ro iridiu (chemical element) · lb Iridium (chemical element) · ug ئىرىدىي (chemical element) · sh иридиjум (chemical element) · de Iridium (chemical element) · lt iridis (chemical element) · bn ঘনাতু (chemical element) · et iriidium (chemical element) · gv iriddjum (chemical element) · fr iridium (chemical element) · th อิริเดียม (chemical element) · lv irīdijs (chemical element) · cy iridiwm (chemical element) · kk иридий (chemical element) · gu ઘનાતુ (chemical element) · ne घनातु (chemical element) · tg иридий (chemical element) · kw yrydyum (chemical element) · cmn 銥 /铱 (chemical element) · hy իրիդիում (chemical element) · pl iryd (chemical element) · ga iridiam (chemical element) · ta இரிடியம் (chemical element) · af iridium (chemical element) · uz iridiy (chemical element) · sk irídium (chemical element) · eu iridioa (chemical element) · gl iridio (chemical element) · ko 이리듐 (chemical element) · ta உறுதியம் (chemical element) · oc iridi (chemical element) · eo iridio (chemical element) · sh иридиj (chemical element) · tr iridyum (chemical element) · fy iridium (chemical element) · be іры́дый (chemical element) · csb jirid (chemical element) · sh iridijum (chemical element) · ast iridiu (chemical element) · uk іри́дій (chemical element) · sh iridij (chemical element) · he אירידיום (chemical element) · sq irid (chemical element) · is iridín (chemical element) · mr घनातु (chemical element) · vi iriđi (chemical element) · bg ири́дий (chemical element) · it iridio (chemical element) · sv iridium (chemical element) · vo liridin (chemical element) · la iridium (chemical element) · fur iridi (chemical element) · mt iridju (chemical element) · mn ириди (chemical element) · hu irídium (chemical element) · ru ири́дий (chemical element) · uz иридий (chemical element) · nb iridium (chemical element) · ar إِرِيدِيُوم (chemical element) · ms iridium (chemical element) · be ірыд (chemical element) · da iridium (chemical element) · fi iridium (chemical element) · pt irídio (chemical element) · mk иридиум (chemical element) · cs iridium (chemical element) · sl iridij (chemical element) · ja イリジウム (chemical element) · ka ირიდიუმი (chemical element) · hi घनातु (chemical element) · nl iridium (chemical element) · gd iridiam (chemical element) · ja 銥 (chemical element)
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