Definition of Glucinium. Meaning of Glucinium. Synonyms of Glucinium

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Definition of Glucinium

glucinium
Glucinum Glu*ci"num, n. [Cf. F. glucinium, glycium, fr. Gr. ?, sweet. Cf. Glycerin.] (Chem.) A rare metallic element, of a silver white color, and low specific gravity (2.1), resembling magnesium. It never occurs naturally in the free state, but is always combined, usually with silica or alumina, or both; as in the minerals phenacite, chrysoberyl, beryl or emerald, euclase, and danalite. It was named from its oxide glucina, which was known long before the element was isolated. Symbol Gl. Atomic weight 9.1. Called also beryllium. [Formerly written also glucinium.]

Meaning of Glucinium from wikipedia

- name glucina for the earth it was found in; altered forms of this name, glucinium or glucinum (symbol Gl) continued to be used into the 20th century. Both...
- parlance Gulonolactone, an enzyme that produces vitamin C Gl, the symbol for Glucinium, the former designation of Beryllium Gauss's law, an important law relating...
- Historically and in materials science, beryllium oxide was called glucina or glucinium oxide, owing to its sweet taste. Beryllium oxide can be prepared by calcining...
- 18280890805. Bussy, Antoine (1828). "D'une travail qu'il a entrepris sur le glucinium". Journal de Chimie Médicale (4): 456–457. Archived from the original...
- used for francium. G Glucinium 4 Former name for beryllium. Gh Ghiorsium 118 Discredited claim to discovery of oganesson. Gl Glucinium 4 Former name for...
- wholly decisive as to the existence of what might be called aluminium and glucinium Davy, Humphry (1812). "Of metals; their primary compositions with other...
- as symbols for the ancient elements. At one time, beryllium was called glucinium, which is from Gr**** γλυκύς (glykys), meaning "sweet", due to the sweet...
- its isolation (Davy used the name glucium). Both names beryllium and glucinium were used (the latter mostly in France) until IUPAC decided on the name...
- conflicts, but also a number of ones that existed back then: beryllium/glucinium, niobium/columbium, lutecium/c****iopeium, hafnium/celtium, tungsten/wolfram...