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platinoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plati-noid
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or resembling platinum.

noun

Any of several metals that resemble platinum in their chemistry, especially osmium, iridium and palladium.

noun

An alloy of copper (60%), zinc (24%), nickel (14%), tungsten (2%), and once used in heating elements.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *plattusder. Spanish plata Spanish -ina Spanish platina English -um English platinum English -oid English platinoid From platinum + -oid.

Inflected Forms

more platinoid (comparative) most platinoid (superlative) platinoids (plural)

Questions

What does platinoid mean?
Of or resembling platinum.
Where does platinoid come from?
Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *plattusder. Spanish plata Spanish -ina Spanish platina English -um English platinum English -oid English platinoid From platinum + -oid.

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