Definitions for platinum

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platinum plat·i·num

Spelling: [plat-n-uh m, plat-nuh m]

IPA: /ˈplæt n əm, ˈplæt nəm/

Platinum is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 322 anagrams from letters in platinum (ailmnptu).

Definitions for platinum

noun

1. Chemistry. a heavy, grayish-white, highly malleable and ductile metallic element, resistant to most chemicals, practically unoxidizable except in the presence of bases, and fusible only at extremely high temperatures: used for making chemical and scientific apparatus, as a catalyst in the oxidation of ammonia to nitric acid, and in jewelry. Symbol: Pt; atomic weight: 195.09; atomic number: 78; specific gravity: 21.5 at 20°C.
2. a light, metallic gray with very slight bluish tinge when compared with silver.

adjective

1. made of platinum.
2. (of an audio recording) having sold a minimum of one million copies.

Origin of platinum

1805-15; New Latin, alteration of earlier platina Spanish; see platina

Examples for platinum

Delta is a platinum Global Partner, ranking them among the highest-level contributors to the association.

A platinum plan pays 90 percent of costs; gold plans pay 80 percent; silver plans pay 70 percent; bronze pay 60 percent.

The metal which possesses this property to the highest degree, is platinum.

“Good thing she has platinum crosshairs,” he said to Ashton.

About her neck was a chain of blue stones linked with platinum.

For platinum, gold, or other more generous plans, the premiums (or amount you pay up front) will be more expensive.

Only platinum could exist there, and the matter had to rearrange itself as platinum.

She had gathered her platinum hair loosely in a black scrunchie.

He also earned a Grammy and platinum record for “Up Where We Belong.”

Anybody can be liberal if someone else furnishes the platinum.