What does "rhodium" mean?

A rare, hard, silvery-white, inert metallic chemical element (symbol Rh) with an atomic number of 45.

Rhodium

Common synonyms include: atomic number 45, catalyst, catalyst metal, catalytic material, chemical element, element.

/ˈɹoʊdiəm/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A rare, hard, silvery-white, inert metallic chemical element (symbol Rh) with an atomic number of 45. uncountable, usually
2
a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum wordnet
3
A single atom of this element. countable, usually

Borrowed from New Latin rhodium, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”), because of the colour of its salts' solutions.