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glucinium

glucinium

9.9
An old name for the light grey metal beryllium
  • noun
  • /ɡluˈsɪniəm/
  • Archaic
translation icon : glucinio
  • In early chemistry texts, beryllium was often called glucinium.

Examples

  • The mineral beryl contains glucinium, now more commonly known as beryllium.

  • Did you know that glucinium is toxic?

  • The discovery of glucinium was significant due to its unique properties among metals.

  • The element glucinium was renamed to beryllium in 1949.

  • In early chemistry texts, beryllium was often called glucinium.

  • The mineral beryl contains glucinium, now more commonly known as beryllium.

  • The element glucinium was renamed to beryllium in 1949.

Synonyms

Be
vsglucinium
  • Specialized
176 8.6

The symbol for the metal beryllium

is written as the longer historical name rather than the short symbol
beryllium
vsglucinium
  • Specialized
9 9.9

A light, strong grey metal that is poisonous and used to make alloys

is the older historical name for the same element

Surface Forms

glucinium singular
glucinia plural

Morphology

glucinium = glucin + ium

A Latinized scientific name formed from the combining form 'glucin-' (related to 'sweet') + the chemical suffix '-ium'; the parts are specialized and archaic, so learners cannot reliably derive 'beryllium' from them.

Etymology

Glucinium comes from the Greek root glykys meaning 'sweet' because some salts of the metal taste sweet. It shares this root with glucose, so that old name helps explain why chemists once called the element beryllium 'glucinium'.