Associations to the word «Beryllium»

Wiktionary

BERYLLIUM, noun. The chemical element with an atomic number of 4; a light metal with specialist industrial applications.
BERYLLIUM, noun. (countable) An atom of this element.
BERYLLIUM CARBIDE, noun. (inorganic compound) The hard binary compound of beryllium and carbon Be2C
BERYLLIUM OXIDE, noun. (inorganic compound) A white, crystalline compound, BeO, used in semiconductors and in specialist ceramic applications.

Dictionary definition

BERYLLIUM, noun. A light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element.

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