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platinum

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) platinum (noun)
  2. 2) platinum (adjective)
  3. platinum black (noun)
  4. platinum blonde (noun)
  5. platinum metal (noun)
  6. platinum paper (noun)
  7. platinum process (noun)
  8. platinum record (noun)
  9. platinum sponge (noun)
  10. cis-platinum (noun)
  11. iridio-platinum (noun)

1plat·i·num

noun, often attributive \ˈplat-nəm, ˈpla-tə-nəm\

Definition of PLATINUM

1
: a precious grayish-white noncorroding ductile malleable heavy metallic element that fuses with difficulty and is used especially in chemical ware and apparatus, as a catalyst, and in dental and jewelry alloys — see element table
2
: a moderate gray
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Origin of PLATINUM

New Latin, from Spanish platina, from diminutive of plata silver — more at plate
First Known Use: 1808

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