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Word: Iridium
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: modern Latin, from Latin iris, irid- ‘rainbow’ (so named because it forms compounds of various colours)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪˈrɪdɪəm
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʌɪˈrɪdɪəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the chemical element of atomic number 77, a hard, dense silvery-white metal.
Short Definition:chemical element of atomic number 77
Variant Forms:
- Ir
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