palladium1
  
  
	      			KK: [pǝˈlеdɪǝm]
	      			DJ: [pǝˈlеidiǝm]
  
 
  
    
palladium2
  
  
	      			KK: [pǝˈlеdɪǝm]
	      			DJ: [pǝˈlеidiǝm]
  
 palladium1
 
/
pəˈleɪdɪəm/
n.
 the chemical element of atomic number 46, a rare silvery-white metal resembling platinum. 
(Symbol: 
Pd)
Etymology
C19: mod. L., from Pallas, an asteroid discovered (1803) just before the element.
palladium2
 
/
pəˈleɪdɪəm/
n.
 (pl. palladia  
/-dɪə/
)
 archaic a safeguard or source of protection.
Etymology
ME: via L. from Gk palladion, denoting an image of the goddess Pallas (Athene), on which the safety of Troy was believed to depend.