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Added 10 October 2026

rhenium

/ˈɹiːniəm/ noun

In Latin: rhenium Wiktionary

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A metallic chemical element with the atomic number 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal.
An atom of this element.

Origin

From Latin Rhenus (“Rhine”), + -ium.

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