platino-

1. a combining form representing platinum in compound words:

   platinocyanic.

platino-

combining_form

1. of, relating to, containing, or resembling platinum

   platinotype

Example Sentences

Apareció en seis álbumes con Three 6 Mafia, incluido su lanzamiento certificado platino en 2000 “When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1”, antes de partir en 2002 para centrarse en su carrera en solitario y un grupo derivado, Da Mafia 6ix.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2015, he delivered an impassioned manifesto for a kind of pan-Latino, pan-Iberian unity in the global film industry, while accepting an honorary award at the Premios Platino.

From Los Angeles Times

The incident was reported about 11:25 p.m. near the intersection of Avenida del Platino and Calle Zafiro in the Newbury Park area, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department.

From Los Angeles Times

The clear Platino variety has an afterburn and comes to life with just a little bit of ice.

From Washington Times

En la junta directiva de la fundación también figura David Frangioni, consultor técnico, ingeniero y programador de música, ganador de docenas de álbumes de oro y platino.

From Washington Times

Words That Use Platino-

What does platino- mean?

Platino- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “platinum,” a heavy, grayish-white, highly malleable and ductile metallic element.  It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in chemistry.

Platino- ultimately comes from Spanish platina, meaning “silverlike element.” Platina, in turn, comes from the Provençal word plata, which means “(silver) plate.” Plata has the same root as English plate: Latin plata, which literally meant “something flat” and more figuratively referred to a sheet of metal. While plate preserves the definition of flatness, the association with metal, especially precious metal, influenced the development of this word in modern Romance languages.

What are variants of platino-?

When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, platino- becomes platin-, as in platinous.

Examples of platino-

One example of a technical term that features the combining form platino- is platinotype, “a process of printing positives in which a platinum salt is used, rather than the usual silver salts, in order to make a more permanent print.”

While platino- means “platinum,” -type means “type, especially in names of photographic processes,” from Greek týpos, meaning “blow, impression.” Platinotype literally means “platinum impression.”

What are some words that use the combining form platino- or platin-?

• platinic
• platiniferous
• platiniridium
• platinocyanic
• platinoid
• platinous

What are some other forms that platino- may be commonly confused with?

• philo-
• plano-

Break it down!

The suffix -oid means “resembling, like.” With this in mind, what does platinoid mean?