any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

a heavy brittle metallic element of the platinum group; used in alloys; occurs in natural alloys with platinum or osmium

a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known

a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry

a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits

a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum