rubidium
The chemical element (symbol Rb) with an atomic number of 37. It is a soft, highly reactive alkali metal.
Other meanings
A single atom of this element.
A kind of
- metallic element
Related words
- trirubidium
- dirubidium
- monorubidium
- organorubidium
- radiorubidium
- rubidide
- rubidium auride
- rubidium chloride
- rubidium hydroxide
- rubidium nitrate
- rubidium oxide
- rubidium-strontium
Word history
From Latin "rūbidus" (red).
Where this comes from
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