ruthenium
/ɹuːˈθiːniəm/ · noun
Meaning
- A metallic chemical element (symbol Ru) with an atomic number of 44.
- An atom of this element.
Etymology / origin
Ruthenia + -ium. Named by Baltic German scientist Karl Ernst Claus in 1844 in honour of Russia (using the Latin name Ruthenia).
Related words
Descendant words
- rutheniom(Cornish) (bor)
- rutenium(Finnish) (cog)
- rutenium(Malay) (uder)
- rwtheniwm(Welsh) (bor)
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