ruthenium
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English
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ru | |
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- enPR: ro͞o-thē′-nē-əm, IPA(key): /ɹuːˈθiːniəm/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (General American): (file)
Noun
ruthenium (countable and uncountable, plural rutheniums)
- A metallic chemical element (symbol Ru) with an atomic number of 44.
- (countable) An atom of this element.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
chemical element
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Ruthenium”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “ruthenium”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
ruthenium n
Declension
Danish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ru | |
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| Next: rhodium (Rh) | |
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Ruthenia + -ium.
Noun
ruthenium n (singular definite rutheniummet, not used in plural form)
- ruthenium
- Coordinate term: platinmetal
Declension
| neuter gender |
singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ruthenium | rutheniummet |
| genitive | rutheniums | rutheniummets |
References
Dutch
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ru | |
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| Next: rhodium (Rh) | |
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
ruthenium n (uncountable)
Latin
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ru | |
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| Next: rhodium (Rh) | |
Pronunciation
Noun
ruthenium n (genitive rutheniī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ruthenium | ruthenia |
| genitive | rutheniī | rutheniōrum |
| dative | rutheniō | rutheniīs |
| accusative | ruthenium | ruthenia |
| ablative | rutheniō | rutheniīs |
| vocative | ruthenium | ruthenia |
Limburgish
Pronunciation
Noun
ruthenium n
- (uncountable) ruthenium
- A part of ruthenium
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Ruthenia + -ium.
Noun
ruthenium n (definite singular rutheniumet, uncountable)
References
- “ruthenium” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “ruthenium” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Ruthenia + -ium.
Noun
ruthenium n (definite singular rutheniumet, uncountable)
References
- “ruthenium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.