rhodic

[ roh-dik ]

/ ˈroʊ dɪk /

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adjective Chemistry.

of or containing rhodium, especially in the tetravalent state.

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Origin of rhodic

First recorded in 1835–45; rhod(ium) + -ic

Words nearby rhodic

Rhodesian man, Rhodesian ridgeback, Rhodesoid, Rhodes scholarship, Rhodian, rhodic, rhodinal, rhodium, rhodo-, rhodochrosite, rhododendron

British Dictionary definitions for rhodic

rhodic

/ (ˈrəʊdɪk) /

adjective

of or containing rhodium, esp in the tetravalent state

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