Element
ruthenium
ru·the·ni·um [ roo-thee-nee-uhm, -theen-yuhm ]
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A hard, brittle, grayish-white rare earth metal with an atomic symbol Ru, atomic number 44, and atomic weight 101.07. It is used as a catalyst and hardener for PLATINUM and PALLADIUM.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Hard, brittle, grayish-white rare earth metal with an atomic symbol Ru, atomic number 44; used as a catalyst and hardener for platinum and palladium.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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