Plating
(Plat"ing) n.
1. The art or process of covering anything with a plate or plates, or with metal, particularly of overlaying
a base or dull metal with a thin plate of precious or bright metal, as by mechanical means or by electro-
magnetic deposition.
2. A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal.
3. A coating or defensive armor of metal (usually steel) plates.
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
Platinichloric
(Plat`i*ni*chlo"ric) a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid consisting of
platinic chloride and hydrochloric acid, and obtained as a brownish red crystalline substance, called
platinichloric, or chloroplatinic, acid.
Platiniferous
(Plat`i*nif"er*ous) a. [Platinum + -ferous.] Yielding platinum; as, platiniferous sand.
Platiniridium
(Plat`i*ni*rid"i*um) n. (Chem. & Min.) A natural alloy of platinum and iridium occurring in
grayish metallic rounded or cubical grains with platinum.
Platinize
(Plat"i*nize) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Platinized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Platinizing ] To cover or combine
with platinum.
Platinochloric
(Plat`i*no*chlo"ric) a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid consisting
of platinous chloride and hydrochloric acid, called platinochloric, or chloroplatinous, acid.
Platinochloride
(Plat`i*no*chlo"ride) n. (Chem.) A double chloride of platinum and some other metal or
radical; a salt of platinochloric acid.
Platinocyanic
(Plat`i*no*cy*an"ic) a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid compound
of platinous cyanide and hydrocyanic acid. It is obtained as a cinnaber-red crystalline substance.
Platinocyanide
(Plat`i*no*cy"a*nide) n. (Chem.) A double cyanide of platinum and some other metal or
radical; a salt of platinocyanic acid.
Platinode
(Plat"i*node) n. [Platinum + Gr. a way.] (Physics) A cathode. [R.]
Platinoid
(Plat"i*noid) a. [Platinum + -oid.] Resembling platinum.
Platinoid
(Plat"i*noid), n. (Chem.) An alloy of German silver containing tungsten; — used for forming
electrical resistance coils and standards.
Platinotype
(Plat"i*no*type) n. [Platinum + -type.] (Photog.)
