Rh
- noun
- /ɑːr eɪtʃ/
- Specialized
:
rutenio
- Rhodium (Rh) is a valuable metal used in the production of high-quality alloys.
Examples
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The X-ray source was an Oxford Instruments 100 W Neptune X-ray tube with a rhodium (Rh) target.
Academic text (2018) -
Pellets were analyzed on a Philips PW2404 XRF spectrometer with a Rh-anode X-ray tube.
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The catalytic converter in the car contains rhodium (Rh) to reduce harmful emissions.
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Researchers discovered that rhodium (Rh) plays a crucial role in several industrial processes.
Synonyms
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9.9
A rare hard white metal used to make jewellery shiny and to speed chemical reactions
A hard silver-white metal found with platinum used to coat jewellery and help chemical reactions
Compounds
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4.4
A protein on the surface of red blood cells that shows whether blood types match
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A blood group in which red blood cells do not have the Rh factor
- Specialized
A blood group whose red blood cells have the Rh factor, common in most people
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A substance the body makes that attacks the Rh factor on red blood cells and can cause problems in pregnancy
- Specialized
A difference in Rh blood type between mother and baby that makes the mother's body attack the baby's blood
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rh comes from the Greek word rhodon, which means 'rose', because some of the element's salts looked rose-coloured when it was discovered. So the metal was named rhodium and uses the symbol Rh.