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Where does “diruthenium” come from?

diruthenium (English) comes from English ruthenium, from Latin Rutheni, from Old East Slavic роуси́нъ.

diruthenium (English): Two ruthenium atoms in a molecule

Definitions

  1. Two ruthenium atoms in a molecule

Ancestry of “diruthenium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrutheniumA metallic chemical element with an atomic...
2LatinRutheni—
3Old East Slavicроуси́нъ—
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