rhenium

From Latin Rhenus (“Rhine”), +‎ -ium.

• enPR: rē'nēəm, IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːniəm/

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• Rhymes: -iːniəm

rhenium (countable and uncountable, plural rheniums)

1. A metallic chemical element (symbol Re) with an atomic number of 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal.
   • 2001 April 16, J. Michael Davis, “Manganese and Rhenium”, in Patty's Toxicology, →DOI:

     Before the discovery and confirmation of the existence of rhenium predicted by Mendeleev's periodic law, rhenium was provisionally termed dvi-manganese because of its expected resemblance to manganese.

2. (countable) A single atom of this element.

• David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Rhenium”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “rhenium”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.

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From Latin Rhenus +‎ -ium.

rhenium n (singular definite rheniummet, not used in plural form)

1. rhenium

• “rhenium” in Den Danske Ordbog

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈrʰeː.ni.ũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈrɛː.ni.um]

rhēnium n (genitive rhēniī); second declension

1. rhenium

Second-declension noun (neuter).

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rhenium n (uncountable)

1. rhenium

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