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iridium

/ɪˈɹɪd.i.əm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
irid-i-um
IPA
/ɪˈɹɪd.i.əm/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

(uncountable) A chemical element with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

(uncountable) A chemical element with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin iridium, from Classical Latin iris + -ium, from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”), because of the bright colour of many of the element's salts.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

iridiums (plural)

Derived Forms

diiridium iridarsenite iridate iridian iridiate iridic iridiferous iridious iridite iridosmine organoiridium osmiridium

Phrases

eka-iridium heterochromia iridium iridio- iridium black iridium oxide iridium-pointed iridium tetrachloride iridium trichloride

Frequently Paired Words

iridescence iridin iridiosmium iridise iridize iris mul:Ir

Synonyms

ir atomic number 77

Rhymes With

idiom presidium cryptosporidium nephridium

Questions

How do you pronounce iridium?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈɹɪd.i.əm/.
What does iridium mean?
(uncountable) A chemical element with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group.
Where does iridium come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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