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rhenium definition

rhe·nium (rē′nē əm)

noun

a rare, metallic chemical element that is a silver-white solid or a gray-to-black powder, used in thermocouples, electrodes, etc.: symbol, Re; at. no., 75

Etymology: ModL < L Rhenus, Rhine + -ium: so named (1925) by its discoverers W. Noddack (1893-1960), I. Tacke, & O. Berg, Ger chemists

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