rutēnijs

Latvian

rutēnijs on Latvian Wikipedia

From the name of the region of Ruthenia.

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rutēnijs m (1st declension)

ruthenium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 44.)
rutēniju lieto sakausējumiem ar platīnu ― one uses ruthenium to (make) alloys with platinum