rhenium
[ree-nee-uh m]
noun Chemistry.
a rare metallic element of the manganese subgroup: used, because of its high melting point, in platinum-rhenium thermocouples. Symbol: Re; atomic number: 75; atomic weight: 186.2.
Origin of rhenium
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rhenium
noun
Word Origin for rhenium
C19: New Latin, from Rhēnus the Rhine
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rhenium
[rē′nē-əm]
n. Symbol Re
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rhenium
[rē′nē-əm]
Re
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