platinic

[ pluh-tin-ik ]

adjectiveChemistry.

of or containing platinum, especially in the tetravalent state.

Origin of platinic

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

Words Nearby platinic

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How to use platinic in a sentence

It is dissolved by warm aqua regia, forming a solution of "platinic chloride," H2PtCl6.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
Moisten with a few drops of platinic chloride solution without breaking up the paste by stirring.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
Solutions are not precipitated by tartaric acid nor by platinic chloride.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
Like caesium, it is precipitated with platinic chloride, and in the ordinary course of work would be weighed as potassium.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
It is separated from potassium by fractional precipitation with platinic chloride.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

British Dictionary definitions for platinic

platinic

/ (pləˈtɪnɪk) /

adjective

of or containing platinum, esp in the tetravalent state

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