ruthenium
/ɹuːˈθiːniəm/
ruthenium noun: a metallic chemical element (symbol Ru) with an atomic number of 44.
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Noun
ruthenium (countable and uncountable, plural rutheniums)
- A metallic chemical element (symbol Ru) with an atomic number of 44.
- Their latest catalyst includes some ruthenium.
- An atom of this element.
- This reaction substitutes a ruthenium for an osmium.
ruthenium meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Tagalog and Arabic
ruthenium in Hindi
- chemical element
- नक्षरातु nakṣarātu
ruthenium in Tamil
- chemical element
- ருதெனியம் ruteṉiyam
ruthenium in Tagalog
- chemical element
- rutenyo
ruthenium in Arabic
- chemical element
- رُوثِينِيُوم rūṯīniyūm, رُوتِينِيُوم rūtīniyūm
More languagesFewer languages
- ruthenium in Malay
- rutenium
- ruthenium in Thai
- รูทีเนียม ruu-tii-nîiam
- ruthenium in Vietnamese
- ruteni
Forms of ruthenium
| plural | rutheniums |
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Origin of ruthenium
Ruthenia + -ium. Named by Baltic German scientist Karl Ernst Claus in 1844 in honour of Russia (using the Latin name Ruthenia).
Words formed from ruthenium
- ammonium ruthenium chloride
- diruthenium
- organoruthenium
- radioruthenium
- ruthenate
- ruthenian
- rutheniate
- ruthenic
- ruthenio-
- ruthenious
- ruthenite
- ruthenium dioxide
- ruthenium oxide
- ruthenium red
- ruthenium tetroxide
- ruthenium trichloride
Questions about ruthenium
- What does ruthenium mean?
- Ruthenium means a metallic chemical element (symbol Ru) with an atomic number of 44.
- What is ruthenium in Hindi?
- Ruthenium in Hindi is नक्षरातु (nakṣarātu). See Ruthenium meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ruthenium?
- Ruthenium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ruthenium?
- Ruthenium is pronounced /ɹuːˈθiːniəm/.
- What is the plural of ruthenium?
- The plural of ruthenium is rutheniums.
Words near ruthenium in the dictionary
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