platinic

[ pluh-tin-ik ]

adjective

, Chemistry.

1. of or containing platinum, especially in the tetravalent state.

platinic

/ pləˈtɪnɪk /

adjective

1. of or containing platinum, esp in the tetravalent state

Word History and Origins

Origin of platinic¹

First recorded in 1835–45; platin(um) + -ic

Example Sentences

It is dissolved by warm aqua regia, forming a solution of "platinic chloride," H2PtCl6.

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Moisten with a few drops of platinic chloride solution without breaking up the paste by stirring.

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Solutions are not precipitated by tartaric acid nor by platinic chloride.

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Like caesium, it is precipitated with platinic chloride, and in the ordinary course of work would be weighed as potassium.

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It is separated from potassium by fractional precipitation with platinic chloride.

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