glucinum

[ gloo-sahy-nuhm ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. (formerly) beryllium. : Gl

glucinum

/ ɡluːˈsaɪnəm; ɡluːˈsɪnɪəm /

noun

1. a former name for beryllium

Other Words From

• glu·cin·ic [gloo-, sin, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of glucinum¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of glucinum¹

C19: New Latin glucina beryllium oxide, from Greek glukus sweet + -in ; alluding to the sweet taste of some of the salts

Example Sentences

Glucinum, glōō-sī′num, n. a white metal prepared from beryl—its oxide, Glucī′na, white, tasteless, insoluble in water.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

All the rare metals afford coloured compounds: tantalum, niobium, pelopium, vanadium, tellurium, titanium, yttrium, lanthanum, didymium, glucinum, cerium, thorinum, zirconium, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, osmium, indium, thallium, &c.; and it is just possible that some of these may one day scrape acquaintance with the palette.

From Project Gutenberg

Do you know," said Deepwaters to Ayrault, while rapidly making his cocktail disappear, "the Callisto's cost with its outfit will be very great, especially if you use glucinum, which, though the ideal metal for the purpose, comes pretty high?

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