Definitions
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- n. A natural alloy of platinum and iridium occurring in grayish metallic rounded or cubical grains with platinum.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. A natural alloy of platinum and iridium occurring in grayish metallic rounded or cubical grains with platinum.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An alloy of platinum and iridium, occurring in isometric crystals and crystalline grains together with native platinum.
Etymologies
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Blend of platinum and iridium
Examples
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One of them bounced off an Alaspinian doubledevil mask, a meter high and wide, made of solid platiniridium and faced entirely with faceted jewels.
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