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palladium black

palladium black noun: a coarse, sponge-like form of elemental palladium that offers a large surface area for hydrogen adsorption and can be used as a catalyst for hydrogenation reactions.

Noun

palladium black (uncountable)

  1. A coarse, sponge-like form of elemental palladium that offers a large surface area for hydrogen adsorption and can be used as a catalyst for hydrogenation reactions.
  2. A black precipitate of elemental palladium, which forms on decomposition of palladium complexes.

Questions about palladium black

What does palladium black mean?
Palladium black means a coarse, sponge-like form of elemental palladium that offers a large surface area for hydrogen adsorption and can be used as a catalyst for hydrogenation reactions.
What part of speech is palladium black?
Palladium black is a noun.

Words near palladium black in the dictionary

  1. palladious
  2. Palladism
  3. Palladist
  4. Palladists
  5. palladium
  6. palladium black
  7. palladium hydride
  8. palladium nitrate
  9. palladiumize
  10. palladiumized
  11. palladiumizes

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