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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: Pallas asteroid discovered a short time before the metal

palladium

 noun
     
pal‧la‧di‧um [uncountable]
a soft silver-white metal that is often combined with gold and silver, and used to cover an object with a very thin layer of metal. It is a chemical element: symbol Pd
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