Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An alloy of platinum and iridium, occurring in isometric crystals and crystalline grains together with native platinum.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem. & Min.) A natural alloy of platinum and iridium occurring in grayish metallic rounded or cubical grains with platinum.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry, mineralogy A natural
alloy ofplatinum andiridium occurring in grayishmetallic rounded orcubical grains with platinum.
Etymologies
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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.
The End of the Matter Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1977
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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.
The End of the Matter Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1977
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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.
The End Of The Matter Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1977
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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.
The End of The Matter Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1977
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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.
The End of the Matter Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1977
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