rhenium
rhe·nium
noun
1.
a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
Origin
From Latin Rhenus (“Rhine”), + -ium.
Phrases
- rhenium dioxide
- rhenium heptaoxide
- rhenium heptaselenide
- rhenium heptasulfide
- rhenium heptasulphide
- rhenium trioxide
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