rubidium

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rubidium

  • /ˌɹuːˈbɪd.i.əm/ UK

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A New Latin word derived by German chemist R. W. Bunsen in 1861, from Latin rūbidus (“red”) because its spectrum has two red lines.

noun rubidiums

  1. uncountable The chemical element (symbol Rb) with an atomic number of 37. It is a soft, highly reactive alkali metal.
  2. countable A single atom of this element.

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noun element with atomic number 37

Españolrubidio
한국어루비듐 rubidyum
日本語ルビジウム rubijiumu
中文銣 /铷 rú
हिन्दीदीपातु dīpātu
Portuguêsrubídio
Françaisrubidium
DeutschRubidium
Italianorubidio
Ελληνικάρουβίδιο rouvídio
Românărubidiu
Русскийруби́дий rubídij
Tiếng Việtrubiđi
العربيةرُوبِيدِيُوم rūbīdiyūm
עבריתרובידיום rubídyum

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@misc{rubidium_2026,
  title = {rubidium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rubidium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}