platina
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pla·ti·na
(plə-tē′nə)n.
Platinum, especially as found naturally in impure form.
[Spanish, diminutive of plata, silver, plate, from Vulgar Latin *plattus; see plate.]
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platina
(ˈplætɪnə; pləˈtiːnə)n
(Metallurgy) an alloy of platinum and several other metals, including palladium, osmium, and iridium
[C18: from Spanish: silvery element, from plata silver, from Provençal: silver plate]
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plat•i•na
(ˈplæt n ə, pləˈti nə)n.
a native alloy of platinum with palladium, iridium, or osmium.
[1740–50; < Sp: literally, silverlike element]
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