platinoid
Americanadjective
noun
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any of the metals, as palladium or iridium, with which platinum is commonly associated.
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an alloy of copper, zinc, and nickel, to which small quantities of such elements as tungsten or aluminum have been added.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of platinoid
First recorded in 1860–65; platin(um) + -oid
Example Sentences
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He explained that the wires in modern coils were of a compound called platinoid lately discovered by F. W. Martino.
From A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
The addition of a trace of tungsten to German silver, as in platinoid, also largely increases the resistance.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various
The platinoid coil was insulated from the water by shellac varnish.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
For cheap bells, therefore, there is a great temptation to use some other white metal, such as silver, german silver, platinoid, etc.
From Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men by S. R. Bottone
The platinoid wire is insulated and the covering of silk that insulates it is wound on the ebonite bobbins just where my finger is.
From A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
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