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platina

little silver; platinum

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A dense silvery platinum ingot with only a small essential Pt hallmark beside a plain platinum ring, muted cool metallic luster, no gold, gems, numbers or promotional marks.
noun / adjective

platinum

PLAT-ih-num/ˈplætɪnəm/

A dense silvery precious metal.

Etymology
platinSpanishlittle silver; platinum
+umLatinan ending used to name elements and substances

Spanish platina meant “little silver,” reflecting the metal’s silver-like appearance and the Spaniards’ initial belief that it was an inferior kind of silver rather than a distinct metal.

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