Latvian edit

 irīdijs on Latvian Wikipedia

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, rainbow), because of the bright colour of many iridium salts.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

Chemical element
Ir
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irīdijs m (1st declension)

  1. iridium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 77.)
    irīdijs savienojumiiridium compounds
    irīdija ir ciets, trausls metālsiridium is a hard, brittle metal

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