glucinum

American  

[gloo-sahy-nuhm] / gluˈsaɪ nəm /

Also glucinium

noun

Chemistry.

1. (formerly) beryllium. Gl

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glucinum British  

/ ɡluːˈsaɪnəm, ɡluːˈsɪnɪəm /

noun

1. a former name for beryllium

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Other Word Forms

• glucinic adjective

Etymology

Origin of glucinum

1805–15; < New Latin < Greek glyk ( ýs ) sweet (from the taste of some of the salts) + -in- -in ² + Latin -um noun suffix

Example Sentences

This is composed of glucina, which is glucinum oxide, or beryllia, BeO, of which there is 19.8 per cent., and alumina, or aluminium oxide, Al2O3, of which there is 80.2 per cent.

From The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones by Mastin, John

It is a silicate of aluminium and the rare element glucinum or beryllium, which was detected in it by Vauquelin after it had been discovered by the same chemist in the beryl.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various