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palladium

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for palladium.

Editorial note

One person reported how a certain batch of palladium worked great and made energy, but now the palladium is used up, and new batches don't work.

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Quick take

A chemical element (symbol Pd) with an atomic number of 46: a rare, lustrous silvery-white metal.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of palladium gathered in one view.

noun

A chemical element (symbol Pd) with an atomic number of 46: a rare, lustrous silvery-white metal.

noun

A safeguard.

noun

(countable) A single atom of this element.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for palladium.

noun

A chemical element (symbol Pd) with an atomic number of 46: a rare, lustrous silvery-white metal.

noun

A safeguard.

noun

(countable) A single atom of this element.

noun

(mythology) A wooden statue of great antiquity on which the safety of Troy and later Rome was said to depend.

Example sentences

1

One person reported how a certain batch of palladium worked great and made energy, but now the palladium is used up, and new batches don't work.

2

The MOX can then make a second cycle, bringing up the palladium content per kilo of fuel purchased.

3

In all the various Cold Fusion experiments, the first step is to load deuterium into the body of metallic palladium.

4

His mistake is that the palladium and the cold fusion had nothing to do with it.

5

The ratio of the number of atoms of deuterium in the metal to the number of atoms of palladium is called x.

6

In other words, palladium (and certain other metals including titanium) soak up almost unbelievable amounts of hydrogen or deuterium if given the chance.

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And what have you got to say about Palladium implementation by Apple?

8

Reminds me of people freaking out about Palladium with Project Longhorn.

9

Switched from Microsoft products in 1999, back when Palladium started.

10

The fixing process is governed by a set of Rules for the Administration and Conduct of The London Platinum and Palladium Market Fixings (the Fixing Rules).

11

That leaves us with just five elements: rhodium, palladium, silver, platinum and gold.

12

If we are being silly, I'd much prefer palladium for a watch.

Quote examples

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And people might not be as much in arms about it anymore because the landscape changed: The original Palladium proposal was made in an environment where the only threat model was "consumers 'steal' content".

2

I mean, with other rare metals as palladium or titanium their value can be inferred from industrial consumption, but what is the actual usage of gold and silver other than for filling teeth, making jewelry (we have had artificial "prices" with the diamond cartels) and trace amounts used in electronics?

Proper noun examples

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Palladium is sometimes refined from nuclear waste, and that batch was slightly contaminated.

2

In a technical sense, it's very different from Palladium.

3

They don't seem to interact with ordinary matter much, but we can't rule out them interacting strongly with particular molecular structures in Palladium-Deuterium alloys.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use palladium in a sentence?

One person reported how a certain batch of palladium worked great and made energy, but now the palladium is used up, and new batches don't work.

What does palladium mean?

A chemical element (symbol Pd) with an atomic number of 46: a rare, lustrous silvery-white metal.

What part of speech is palladium?

palladium is commonly used as noun.