platinum

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It is also cheaper than platinum which is today's most popular metal.

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  1. noun A silver-white metallic element occurring worldwide, usually mixed with other metals such as iridium, osmium, or nickel. It is ductile and malleable, does not oxidize in air, and is used as a catalyst and in electrical components, jewelry, dentistry, and electroplating. Atomic number 78; atomic weight 195.08; melting point 1,772°C; boiling point 3,827°C; specific gravity 21.45; valence 2, 3, 4. See Table at element.
  2. noun A medium to light gray.

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  • Thirty-four of his 38 albums have gone platinum or multi-platinum, and the former cattle rancher has been nominated for more Country Music Association and ACMA awards than anyone else. —  Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines
  • Carmakers are the biggest industrial users of platinum, which is used in catalytic converters. —  The Economic Times
  • Two of his albums went platinum, his 1987 debut went triple platinum, and
  • The most precious metal in 2009 has been platinum, which is up more than 25\% since it was highlighted in this space last December. —  AOL News
  • Her album sales are multi-platinum, ticket grosses for her 2007 concert tour earned $55.2 million, and her new feature film
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  1. New Latin, from Spanish platina, platinum; see platina.

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  1. = French platine = Spanish Portuguese Italian platino, from New Latin platinum (with term, -um added, in analogy with other names of metals), from platina, from Spanish platina, platina (the orig. name): see platina.
 

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