Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rhenium

1 sense of rhenium

Sense 1
rhenium, Re, atomic number 75 -- (a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum)
       => metallic element, metal -- (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)