RUTHENIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ruthenium mean? 

• RUTHENIUM (noun)
  The noun RUTHENIUM has 1 sense:

1. a rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum

  Familiarity information: RUTHENIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RUTHENIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rare polyvalent metallic element of the platinum group; it is found associated with platinum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 44; Ru; ruthenium

Hypernyms ("ruthenium" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

 Context examples 

A proprietary water- and lipid-soluble polymer-based nutritional supplement composed of a complex mixture of alpha-lipoic acid bound to palladium (Palladium Lipoic Acid Complex (PdLA)) and other minerals, vitamins and amino acids, including vitamins B1, B2 and B12, formylmethionine, acetyl cysteine, and trace amounts of molybdinum, rhodium, and ruthenium, with potential anti-oxidant and cytoprotective activities.

(Alpha-lipoic Acid-Palladium/Vitamin/Mineral Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)