[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- platinum.


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From Spanish † platina platinum (A. de Ulloa Relación historica del viage a la America meridional; now platino, with change of gender after French platine) from plata silver + -ina

[], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- Made of platinum, consisting of platinum.


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From Spanish † platina platinum (A. de Ulloa Relación historica del viage a la America meridional; now platino, with change of gender after French platine) from plata silver + -ina

[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- An alloy of copper and zinc formerly used for making buttons.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 18th century; earliest use found in William Richardson (1743–1814), literary scholar. Origin uncertain; probably a transferred use of platina