platinoid

platinoid
Of or resembling platinum
2. noun
a) Any of several metals that resemble platinum in their chemistry; especially osmium, iridium and palladium
b) An alloy of copper, nickel, tungsten, and zinc once used in heating elements

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  • platinoid — PLATINOÍD, platinoide, s.n. Aliaj de cupru, nichel şi zinc de culoarea platinei (1), care se foloseşte în electrotehnică sau pentru ornamentaţii. – Din fr. platinoïde, germ. Platinoid. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 22.03.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  platinoíd s …   Dicționar Român

  • Platinoid — Plat i*noid, a. [Platinum + oid.] Resembling platinum. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Platinoid — Plat i*noid, n. (Chem.) An alloy of German silver containing tungsten; used for forming electrical resistance coils and standards. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Platinoid — Platinoid, Legierung aus Nickel, Zink, Kupfer, Wolfram, besitzt großen elektrischen Widerstand und dient zur Konstruktion von Rheostaten …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Platinoid — Platinoid, s. Nickellegierungen …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

  • Platinoid — Platinoīd, eine Nickel Zink Kupfer Wolfram Legierung, dient wegen ihres großen Leitungswiderstandes zur Herstellung von Drähten für Rheostaten …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • platinoid — [plat′ n oid΄] adj. [ PLATIN(UM) + OID] resembling platinum n. 1. an alloy of copper, nickel, zinc, and tungsten, having a strong resistance to electric current: used in resistors, thermocouples, etc. 2. any metal associated with platinum …   English World dictionary

  • platinoid — /plat n oyd /, adj. 1. resembling platinum: the platinoid elements. n. 2. any of the metals, as palladium or iridium, with which platinum is commonly associated. 3. an alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel, to which small quantities of such elements… …   Universalium

  • platinoid — /ˈplætənɔɪd/ (say platuhnoyd) adjective 1. resembling platinum: the platinoid elements. –noun 2. any of the metals (palladium, iridium, etc.) with which platinum is usually associated. 3. an alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel, to which small… …  

  • Platinoid — Pla|ti|no|id, das; [e]s, e [zu griech. oeide̅̓s = ähnlich]: Legierung aus Kupfer, Nickel u. a. * * * Pla|ti|no|id, das; [e]s, e [zu griech. oeide̅s = ähnlich]: Legierung aus Kupfer, Nickel u. a …   Universal-Lexikon

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