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rhenium in American English
a rare, metallic chemical element that is a silver-white solid or a gray-to-black powder, used in thermocouples, electrodes, etc.: symbol, Re; at. no., 75
noun: a rare metallic element of the manganese subgroup: used, because of its high melting point, in platinum-rhenium thermocouples; at. no.: 75; at. wt.: 186.2

rhenium in British English
noun: a dense silvery-white metallic element that has a high melting point. It occurs principally in gadolinite and molybdenite and is used, alloyed with tungsten or molybdenum, in high-temperature thermocouples. Symbol: Re; atomic no: 75; atomic wt: 186.207; v

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