Ruthenium

"Ruthenium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A hard, brittle, grayish-white rare earth metal with an atomic symbol Ru, atomic number 44, and atomic weight 101.07. It is used as a catalyst and hardener for PLATINUM and PALLADIUM.

Descriptor ID	D012428
MeSH Number(s)	D01.268.556.805 D01.268.956.812 D01.552.544.805
Concept/Terms	Ruthenium Ruthenium

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]
Elements [D01.268]
Metals, Heavy [D01.268.556]
Ruthenium [D01.268.556.805]
Transition Elements [D01.268.956]
Ruthenium [D01.268.956.812]
Metals [D01.552]
Metals, Heavy [D01.552.544]
Ruthenium [D01.552.544.805]

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