palladium

Meaning

A safeguard.

Synonyms

Pd

atomic number 46

Frequency

34k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pəˈleɪdiəm/
Etymology

The sense of "safeguard" comes from Latin Palladium (the image of Pallas that protected Troy), from Ancient Greek Παλλάδιον (Palládion), from Παλλάς (Pallás), an epithet used before Athena.

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