ruthenium
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- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 9
Definition of ruthenium
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)A metallic chemical element (symbol Ru) with an atomic number of 44.
“Their latest catalyst includes some ruthenium.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)A metallic chemical element (symbol Ru) with an atomic number of 44.
“Their latest catalyst includes some ruthenium.”
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(countable)An atom of this element.
“This reaction substitutes a ruthenium for an osmium.”
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Etymology
Ruthenia + -ium. Named by Baltic German scientist Karl Ernst Claus in 1844 in honour of Russia (using the Latin name Ruthenia).
Words you can make from ruthenium
177 playable · top: HUMITURE (13 pts)
Best play humiture 13 points7-letter words
5 words6-letter words
23 words- HERMIT 11 pts
- HITMEN 11 pts
- HUMERI 11 pts
- HUMINT 11 pts
- INHUME 11 pts
- MENHIR 11 pts
- MITHER 11 pts
- HINTER 9 pts
- HUNTER 9 pts
- UNHURT 9 pts
- ITERUM 8 pts
- MINTER 8 pts
- MINUET 8 pts
- MINUTE 8 pts
- MUREIN 8 pts
- MURINE 8 pts
- MUTINE 8 pts
- REMINT 8 pts
- UNMUTE 8 pts
- UNTRIM 8 pts
- TRIUNE 6 pts
- UNITER 6 pts
- UNTRUE 6 pts
5-letter words
30 words- HEMIN 10 pts
- MIRTH 10 pts
- RHEUM 10 pts
- THERM 10 pts
- THRUM 10 pts
- ITHER 8 pts
- THEIN 8 pts
- THEIR 8 pts
- THINE 8 pts
- MERIT 7 pts
- MINER 7 pts
- MITER 7 pts
- MITRE 7 pts
- MUTER 7 pts
- REMIT 7 pts
- RUMEN 7 pts
- TIMER 7 pts
- UNMET 7 pts
- INERT 5 pts
- INTER 5 pts
- INURE 5 pts
- NITER 5 pts
- NITRE 5 pts
- RUTIN 5 pts
- TRINE 5 pts
- TUNER 5 pts
- UNITE 5 pts
- UNTIE 5 pts
- URINE 5 pts
- UTERI 5 pts
4-letter words
50 words- HERM 9 pts
- METH 9 pts
- THEM 9 pts
- HEIR 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- HERN 7 pts
- HINT 7 pts
- HIRE 7 pts
- HUNT 7 pts
- HURT 7 pts
- RUTH 7 pts
- THEN 7 pts
- THIN 7 pts
- THIR 7 pts
- THRU 7 pts
- EMIR 6 pts
- EMIT 6 pts
- ITEM 6 pts
- MENU 6 pts
- MIEN 6 pts
- MINE 6 pts
- MINT 6 pts
- MIRE 6 pts
- MITE 6 pts
- MUNI 6 pts
- MURE 6 pts
- MUTE 6 pts
- NEUM 6 pts
- RIME 6 pts
- TERM 6 pts
- TIME 6 pts
- TREM 6 pts
- TRIM 6 pts
- ETUI 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
- RENT 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- RUIN 4 pts
- RUNE 4 pts
- RUNT 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TERN 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TRUE 4 pts
- TUNE 4 pts
- TURN 4 pts
- UNIT 4 pts
3-letter words
46 words- HEM 8 pts
- HIM 8 pts
- HUM 8 pts
- MEH 8 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIN 6 pts
- HIT 6 pts
- HUE 6 pts
- HUN 6 pts
- HUT 6 pts
- NTH 6 pts
- THE 6 pts
- EMU 5 pts
- MEN 5 pts
- MET 5 pts
- MIR 5 pts
- MUN 5 pts
- MUT 5 pts
- NIM 5 pts
- REM 5 pts
- RIM 5 pts
- RUM 5 pts
- TUM 5 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- NUT 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
- RUE 3 pts
- RUN 3 pts
- RUT 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
- TUI 3 pts
- TUN 3 pts
- UNI 3 pts
- URN 3 pts
- UTE 3 pts
2-letter words
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