rubidium
ru·bi·dium
noun
Origin
A New Latin word derived by German chemist R. W. Bunsen in 1861, from Latin rūbidus (“red”) because its spectrum has two red lines.
Phrases
- rubidium auride
- rubidium chloride
- rubidium hydroxide
- rubidium nitrate
- rubidium oxide
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