rhenium
/ˈɹiːniəm/
rhenium noun: a metallic chemical element with the atomic number 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal.
Noun
rhenium (countable and uncountable, plural rheniums)
- A metallic chemical element with the atomic number 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal.
- Before the discovery and confirmation of the existence of rhenium predicted by Mendeleev's periodic law, rhenium was provisionally termed dvi-manganese because of its expected resemblance to manganese.2001 April 16, J. Michael Davis, “Manganese and Rhenium”, in Patty's Toxicology, →DOI
- An atom of this element.
rhenium meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Arabic
rhenium in Hindi
- chemical element
- बाष्पातु bāṣpātu
rhenium in Tamil
- chemical element
- ரெனியம் reṉiyam
rhenium in Malayalam
- chemical element
- റിനിയം ṟiniyaṁ, റീനിയം ṟīniyaṁ
rhenium in Arabic
- chemical element
- رِينِيُوم rīniyūm
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- rhenium in Malay
- renium
- rhenium in Thai
- รีเนียม rii-nîiam
- rhenium in Vietnamese
- reni
Forms of rhenium
| plural | rheniums |
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Origin of rhenium
From Latin Rhenus (“Rhine”), + -ium.
Words formed from rhenium
- dirhenium
- dodecarhenium
- eka-rhenium
- organorhenium
- oxorhenium
- radiorhenium
- rhenian
- rhenic
- rhenium dioxide
- rhenium heptaoxide
- rhenium heptaselenide
- rhenium heptasulfide
- rhenium heptasulphide
- rhenium trioxide
- trirhenium
Words that rhyme with rhenium
Questions about rhenium
- What does rhenium mean?
- Rhenium means a metallic chemical element with the atomic number 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal.
- What is rhenium in Hindi?
- Rhenium in Hindi is बाष्पातु (bāṣpātu). See Rhenium meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is rhenium?
- Rhenium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rhenium?
- Rhenium is pronounced /ˈɹiːniəm/.
- What is the plural of rhenium?
- The plural of rhenium is rheniums.
Words near rhenium in the dictionary
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