beryllium : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: beryllium	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for beryllium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beryllium n a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element Synonym(s): beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beryllium \Beryl"lium\, n. [NL.] (Chem.) A metallic element found in the beryl. See {Glucinum}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.]
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
beryllium Symbol: Be Atomic number: 4 Atomic weight: 9.0122 Grey metallic element of group 2 of the periodic table. Is toxic and can cause severe lung diseases and dermatitis. Shows high covalent character. It was isolated independently by F. Wohler and A.A. Bussy in 1828.