Biology
- Lanthanum (la)
Term: lanthanum (La)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to hidden?Origin: ???????/lanthano(= to be hidden, to escape notice) .The element called lanthanum because it is ?hidden? in rare minerals. Coined/History Lanthanum was isolated in the mineral...
- Barium (ba)
Term: barium (Ba)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to heavy?Origin: Anc Greek?????/varys(=heavy) The element was called barium because it is found in baryte(BaSO4), a mineral which had been given its name because of its high Coined/History Barium...
- Palladium (pd)
Term: palladiumLiterally meaning: ?pertaining to Pallas?Origin: Anc Greek??????/Pallas=goddess Athena o( Greek mythology) >?????/pallo= brandish in reference to the goddess brandishing the spear. Another theory is that the name was derived by...
- Rhodium (rh)
Term: rhodium (Rh)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to rose?Origin: Anc Greek?????/rhodon(=rose)> ???????/rhadanos(soft, fragile) Coined/History Rhodium was discovered by English chemist William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828) in 1803 and...
- Titanium (ti)
Term: titaniumLiterally meaning: ?pertaining to Titans?Origin: Anc Greek?????/Titan(= in Greek Mythology Titans and their sisters Titanesses were giant and strong primordial dieities children of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (sky). Titans were...
Biology
iridium (Ir)
Term: iridium (Ir)
Literally meaning: ?pertaining to rainbow?
Origin
=é??? (gen ??????)/iris(=rainbow)>????/ero(=announce, say)
Iridium element named because of variety of colors which it gives while dissolving in marine acid.
Coined/History
Iridium was found in 1803 by English chemist Smithson Tennant (1761-1815). Iridium and osmium were identified in the black residue remaining after dissolving platinum ore with aqua regia ( a mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid). Platinum was known in Europe from Spanish conquerors who found it in Colombia.
Definition
Iridium is a hard silvery-white chemical element with atomic number 77 and atomic mass 192,217. Iridium is the most corrosion--resistant metal known. It is used mainly as hardening agent for platinum alloys.
- Lanthanum (la)
Term: lanthanum (La)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to hidden?Origin: ???????/lanthano(= to be hidden, to escape notice) .The element called lanthanum because it is ?hidden? in rare minerals. Coined/History Lanthanum was isolated in the mineral...
- Barium (ba)
Term: barium (Ba)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to heavy?Origin: Anc Greek?????/varys(=heavy) The element was called barium because it is found in baryte(BaSO4), a mineral which had been given its name because of its high Coined/History Barium...
- Palladium (pd)
Term: palladiumLiterally meaning: ?pertaining to Pallas?Origin: Anc Greek??????/Pallas=goddess Athena o( Greek mythology) >?????/pallo= brandish in reference to the goddess brandishing the spear. Another theory is that the name was derived by...
- Rhodium (rh)
Term: rhodium (Rh)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to rose?Origin: Anc Greek?????/rhodon(=rose)> ???????/rhadanos(soft, fragile) Coined/History Rhodium was discovered by English chemist William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828) in 1803 and...
- Titanium (ti)
Term: titaniumLiterally meaning: ?pertaining to Titans?Origin: Anc Greek?????/Titan(= in Greek Mythology Titans and their sisters Titanesses were giant and strong primordial dieities children of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (sky). Titans were...