platinum
The chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value.
Other meanings
A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
A single or album that has achieved platinum sales, i.e. over 1 million or 2 million.
Related words
- carboplatin
- platinum anniversary
- platinum black
- platinum duck
- platinum group
- platinum jubilee
- platinum lamp
- platinum rule
- platinum shower
- platinum sombrero
- cisplatin
- eka-platinum
Word history
From Spanish "platina" (little silver).
Where this comes from
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