PLATINA

Noun

platina (uncountable)

(chemistry, obsolete) platinum

Source: Wiktionary


Plat"i*na, n. Etym: [Sp. or NL. See Platinum.] (Chem.)

Definition: Platinum. Platina mohr, platinum black.

– Platina yellow, a pigment prepared from platinum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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