palladium
Meaning
A safeguard.
Synonyms
Pd
atomic number 46
Translations
Frequency
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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