ruthenium
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ruthenium
- /ɹuːˈθiːniəm/
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Ruthenia + -ium. Named by Baltic German scientist Karl Ernst Claus in 1844 in honour of Russia (using the Latin name Ruthenia).
noun rutheniums
- A metallic chemical element (symbol Ru) with an atomic number of 44. Their latest catalyst includes some ruthenium.
- An atom of this element. This reaction substitutes a ruthenium for an osmium.
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noun chemical element
| Español | rutenio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 루테늄 rutenyum |
| 日本語 | ルテニウム ruteniumu |
| 中文 | 釕 /钌 liǎo |
| हिन्दी | नक्षरातु nakṣarātu |
| Português | ruténio, rutênio |
| Français | ruthénium |
| Deutsch | Ruthenium |
| Italiano | rutenio |
| Ελληνικά | ρουθήνιο routhínio |
| Română | ruteniu |
| Русский | руте́ний ruténij |
| Tiếng Việt | ruteni |
| العربية | رُوثِينِيُوم rūṯīniyūm, رُوتِينِيُوم rūtīniyūm |
| עברית | רותניום rutényum |
Talk about this word "ruthenium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ruthenium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ruthenium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ruthenium "ruthenium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ruthenium.Cite this
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title = {ruthenium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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