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Vinony

rhenium

noun

  1. element with the atomic number of 75
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːniəm/

noun

Etymology: From Latin Rhenus (“Rhine”), + -ium.

  1. A metallic chemical element with the atomic number 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal.

    “Before the discovery and confirmation of the existence of rhenium predicted by Mendeleev's periodic law, rhenium was provisionally termed dvi-manganese because of its expected resemblance to manganese.”

  2. A single atom of this element.