platarsite

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noun

An isometric-diploidal gray mineral containing arsenic, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, and sulfur.

OriginEnglish arsenic ← Middle English arsenik ← Middle French arsenic →
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Meanings

nounplatarsite (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn isometric-diploidal gray mineral containing arsenic, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, and sulfur.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pléth₂us
  3. Proto-Hellenic*plətús
  4. Ancient Greekπλατύς (platús)
  5. Vulgar Latin*plattus
  6. Spanishplata
  7. Spanishplatina
  8. Englishplatinum
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃enyom
  11. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam
  12. Proto-Iranian*jr̥Hanyam
  13. Old Median*zaranyam
  14. Old Median*kā
  15. Old Median*zaraniyakā
  16. Middle Persian*zarnīk
  17. Classical Syriacܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)
  18. Arabicالزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)
  19. Medieval Greekἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)
  20. Latinarsenicum
  21. Middle Frencharsenic
  22. Middle Englisharsenik
  23. Englisharsenic
  24. Englishplatarsite

Blend of platinum + arsenic + -ite.

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Anagrams

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APA

platarsite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platarsite

MLA

“platarsite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platarsite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “platarsite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platarsite.

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