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Iridium

  • Chemical element: Ir (Atomic Number: 77)
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Etymology

From iris, the Latin for rainbow, because of its colourful salts.

Noun

iridium ()

  1. a chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77.

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External links

For more information refer to: http://elements.vanderkrogt.net/elem/ir.html (A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)



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