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aqua regia |
a volatile, corrosive mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids, used for dissolving gold and platinum and for testing metals. |
candela |
the basic unit of intensity of light, equal to one sixtieth of the intensity of one square centimeter of a radiating body at the temperature of solidification of platinum; new candle. |
cisplatin |
a platinum-containing chemotherapy drug used esp. in the treatment of ovarian, testicular, and bladder cancer. |
plate |
to cover (metal) with a thin layer of gold, silver, platinum, or the like, usu. by chemical methods. [1/10 definitions] |
platinic |
of, containing, or similar to platinum, esp. tetravalent platinum. |
platinoid |
resembling or associated with platinum. [2/3 definitions] |
platinous |
of or containing bivalent platinum. |
platinum |
a soft, heavy, silver-white metal that is one of the chemical elements. Platinum is very valuable and is used in making jewelry. It can be combined with other metals to form alloys. (symbol: Pt) |
Pt |
symbol of the chemical element platinum. |
wedding ring |
a ring, often a band of gold or platinum, that is given by a groom to a bride, and sometimes by a bride to a groom, during a marriage ceremony. |
white gold |
any of several whitish-colored gold alloys containing nickel, platinum, or the like. |
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