Platinoid

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Platinoid \Plat"i*noid\, a. [Platinum + -oid.]
     Resembling platinum.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Platinoid \Plat"i*noid\, n. (Chem.)
     An alloy of German silver containing tungsten; -- used for
     forming electrical resistance coils and standards.
     [1913 Webster]