BERYLLIUM


Meaning of BERYLLIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bə-ˈri-lē-əm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek bēryllion

Date: circa 1847

: a steel-gray light strong brittle toxic divalent metallic element used chiefly as a hardening agent in alloys — see element table

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