iridium
Iridium foil.
Meaning
Noun
- A chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group.
- A single atom of this element.
Origin
- From Ancient Greek ἶρις ("rainbow") (because of the bright colour of many of its salts).
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