beryllium
noun/bəˈɹɪl.i.əm/
Etymology From beryl + -ium, so called because the element is a key component of the mineral beryl.
1
The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.
2
An atom of this element.
- Synonyms
- glucinium, glucinum
- Derived terms
31 terms
berylliferous, beryllium-9, beryllium acetate, beryllium acetylacetonate, beryllium aluminate, beryllium aluminium oxide, beryllium boride, beryllium borohydride, beryllium bromide, beryllium carbide, beryllium chloride, beryllium copper, beryllium fluoride, beryllium formate, beryllium hydroxide, beryllium iodide, berylliumlike, beryllium nitrate, beryllium nitride, beryllium oxide, beryllium sodalite, beryllium sulfate, beryllium sulfide, beryllium sulfite, beryllium sulphate, beryllium sulphide, beryllium sulphite, chronic beryllium disease, diberyllium, radioberyllium, tetraberyllium- Related terms
- beryl, beryllia, beryllide, berylline, berylliosis, berylloid, beryllonite, brilliant, aquamarine, bertrandite, bromellite, chrysoberyl, emerald, phenakite