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Beryllium   /bərˈɪliəm/   Listen
Beryllium

noun
1.
A light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element.  Synonyms: atomic number 4, Be, glucinium.



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"Beryllium" Quotes from Famous Books



... the basis of clay, contained a metal in combination with oxygen. Davy, Oerstedt, and Berzelius attempted the extraction of this metal, but could not succeed. Woehler then worked on the same subject, and discovered the metal aluminum. To him also is due the isolation of the elements yttrium, beryllium, and titanium, the observation that silicium can be obtained in crystals, and that some meteoric stones contain organic matter. He analyzed a number of meteorites, and for many years wrote the digest on the literature ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 • Various



Words linked to "Beryllium" :   metallic element, ytterbite, gadolinite, metal, beryl, chrysoberyl, be



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