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Definition of Platinoid
1. a. Resembling platinum.
2. n. An alloy of German silver containing tungsten; -- used for forming electrical resistance coils and standards.
Definition of Platinoid
1. Adjective. Of or resembling platinum ¹
2. Noun. (chemistry) Any of several metals that resemble platinum in their chemistry; especially osmium, iridium and palladium ¹
3. Noun. An alloy of copper, nickel, tungsten, and zinc once used in heating elements ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Platinoid
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Medical Definition of Platinoid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Platinoid
Literary usage of Platinoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Metallic Alloys: A Practical Guide for the Manufacture of All Kinds of by Alfred Krupp, Andreas Wildberger, William Theodore Brannt (1888)
"platinoid has the properties of German silver in a pre-eminent degree. It shows
great resistance, which changes but little with the temperature, ..."
2. A Treatise on the Measurement of Electrical Resistance by William Arthur Price (1894)
"platinoid is German silver with the addition of a small percentage of tungsten.
The tungsten is added as a phosphide a considerable percentage of which is, ..."
3. A Treatise on the Measurement of Electrical Resistance by William Arthur Price (1894)
"platinoid is German silver with the addition of a small percentage of tungsten.
The tungsten is added as a phosphide, a considerable percentage of which is, ..."
4. Mixed Metals, Or, Metallic Alloys: Or, Metallic Alloys by Arthur Horseman Hiorns (1901)
"platinoid. — An alloy of 60 parts copper, 14 parts nickel, and 24 parts zinc, to
which 1 to 2 per cent of tungsten is added, is largely used in electrical ..."
5. The Metallic Alloys: A Practical Guide for the Manufacture of All Kinds of by Alfred Krupp, Andreas Wildberger, William Theodore Brannt (1888)
"platinoid has the properties of German silver in a pre-eminent degree. It shows
great resistance, which changes but little with the temperature, ..."
6. A Treatise on the Measurement of Electrical Resistance by William Arthur Price (1894)
"platinoid is German silver with the addition of a small percentage of tungsten.
The tungsten is added as a phosphide a considerable percentage of which is, ..."
7. A Treatise on the Measurement of Electrical Resistance by William Arthur Price (1894)
"platinoid is German silver with the addition of a small percentage of tungsten.
The tungsten is added as a phosphide, a considerable percentage of which is, ..."
8. Mixed Metals, Or, Metallic Alloys: Or, Metallic Alloys by Arthur Horseman Hiorns (1901)
"platinoid. — An alloy of 60 parts copper, 14 parts nickel, and 24 parts zinc, to
which 1 to 2 per cent of tungsten is added, is largely used in electrical ..."
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