Palladia

Variant of palladium

palladium definition

pal·la·dium (pə lā′dē əm)

noun

a rare, silver-white, ductile, malleable chemical element, one of the platinum metals: it is used as a catalyst, esp. in hydrogenation processes, or in alloys with gold, silver, and other metals: symbol, Pd; at. no., 46

Etymology: ModL: so named (1803) by W. H. Wollaston (see wollastonite), after the recently discovered asteroid Pallas + -ium

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