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Ruthenium
Ru-the′ni-um
,Noun.
[NL. So named from the
Ruthenians
, a Little Russian people, as coming from Russia, the metal having been found in the Ural mountains.] (Chem.)
A rare element of the light platinum group, found associated with platinum ores, and isolated as a hard, brittle steel-gray metal which is very infusible. Symbol Ru. Atomic weight 103.5. Specific gravity 12.26. See
Platinum metals
, under Platinum
. Definition 2024
Ruthenium
Ruthenium
German
Noun
Ruthenium n (genitive Rutheniums, no plural)
Declension
Declension of Ruthenium (uncountable)
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Ruthenium |
| genitive | eines | des | Rutheniums |
| dative | einem | dem | Ruthenium |
| accusative | ein | das | Ruthenium |
Related terms
Coordinate terms
- (Chemical Element): Previous: Technetium. Next: Rhodium
Luxembourgish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ru | Previous: Technetium (Tc) |
| Next: Rhodium (Rh) | |
Noun
Ruthenium ? (uncountable)
ruthenium
ruthenium
English
| Chemical element | |
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| Ru | Previous: technetium (Tc) |
| Next: rhodium (Rh) | |
Noun
ruthenium (countable and uncountable, plural rutheniums)
- A metallic chemical element (symbol Ru) with an atomic number of 44.
- (countable) An atom of this element.
Derived terms
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Translations
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Dutch
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ru | Previous: technetium (Tc) |
| Next: rhodium (Rh) | |
Pronunciation
Noun
ruthenium n (uncountable)
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ruˈtʰe.ni.um/, [rʊˈtʰɛ.ni.ũ]
Noun
ruthenium n (genitive rutheniī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ruthenium | ruthenia |
| genitive | rutheniī | rutheniōrum |
| dative | rutheniō | rutheniīs |
| accusative | ruthenium | ruthenia |
| ablative | rutheniō | rutheniīs |
| vocative | ruthenium | ruthenia |
Limburgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ryˈðeː˨ɲɔ˧m]
Noun
ruthenium n
Inflection
Declension of ruthenium
| Root singular | Root plural | Diminutive singular | Diminutive plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ruthenium | ruthenia | ruthenieke | rutheniekes |
| Genitive | rutheniums | ruthenia | rutheniekes | rutheniekes |
| Locative | ruthenieës | ruthenieëser | ruthenieëske | ruthenieëskes |
| Dative¹ | rutheniumme | — | ruthenieke | — |
| Accusative¹ | ruthenium | — | ruthenieke | — |
| ¹Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, the nominative is used instead. | ||||