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Ruthenium vs Rutheniridosmine - What's the difference?

ruthenium | rutheniridosmine |

As nouns the difference between ruthenium and rutheniridosmine

is that ruthenium is a metallic chemical element (symbol Ru) with an atomic number of 44 while rutheniridosmine is a hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal white mineral containing iridium, osmium, and ruthenium.

ruthenium

English

Noun

(-) (wikipedia ruthenium)
  • A metallic chemical element (symbol Ru) with an atomic number of 44.

    • Derived terms

    * ammonium ruthenium chloride * ruthenate * rutheniate * ruthenic * ruthenio- * ruthenious * ruthenite * ruthenium dioxide * ruthenium oxide * ruthenium red * ruthenium tetroxide * ruthenium trichloride

    Related terms

    * Ruthene * Ruthenian * ruthenocene

    rutheniridosmine

    English

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal white mineral containing iridium, osmium, and ruthenium.

    • References

    * Rutheniridosmine in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Rutheniridosmine.shtml]