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Platinic

Platinic \Pla*tin"ic\, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, platinum; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which the element has a higher valence, as contrasted with the platinous compounds; as, platinic chloride ( PtCl4).

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platinic

a. (context inorganic chemistry English) Containing tetravalent platinum.

Usage examples of "platinic".

Moisten with a few drops of platinic chloride solution without breaking up the paste by stirring.

Solutions are not precipitated by tartaric acid nor by platinic chloride.

Like caesium, it is precipitated with platinic chloride, and in the ordinary course of work would be weighed as potassium.

It is separated from potassium by fractional precipitation with platinic chloride.

With a solution of platinic chloride almost any colour can be produced on copper, iron, brass or new bronze, according to the dilution and the number of applications.

Platinic chloride combines with other chlorides to form double salts, of which the ammonic and potassic platino-chlorides are the most important.