Definition of Rhenium

1. Noun. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum.

Exact synonyms: Atomic Number 75, Re
Generic synonyms: Metal, Metallic Element

Definition of Rhenium

1. Noun. A metallic chemical element (''symbol'' Re) with an atomic number of 75. ¹

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Definition of Rhenium

1. a metallic element [n -S]

Medical Definition of Rhenium

1. Rhenium. A metal, atomic number 75, atomic weight 186.2, symbol re. Chemical name: Rhenium (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhenium

rhedarium
rheeboc
rhegma
rhegmatogenous
rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
rheic
rheic acid
rhein
rheinberries
rheinberry
rhematic
rheme
rhemes
rhemish
rhenian
rhenium (current term)
rheniums
rheo-
rheobase
rheobases
rheobasic
rheocardiography
rheochord
rheochrysidin
rheocord
rheocords
rheoencephalogram
rheoencephalography
rheogoniometer
rheogoniometers

Literary usage of Rhenium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mineral Commodity Summaries, 1996 by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"rhenium (Data ¡n kilograms of rhenium content, unless noted) Domestic Production and Use: During 1995, ores containing rhenium were mined by eight ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"A further indication of the increased stability of rhenium-carbon bonds as compared with manganese- carbon bonds is the observation that in the mass ..."

3. Available Technologies of the Office of Technology Transfer, U. S. Energy by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"rhenium-188 (Re-188) is an attractive ... allows use of low flux reactors for production of the tungsten-188 parent rhenium -188 can be used for a variety ..."

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