beryllium

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Pronunciation

• enPR: bərĭl'ēəm, IPA: /bəˈɹɪli.əm/

Noun

beryllium

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. (countable) An atom of this element.

Synonyms

• glucinium or glucinum (archaic)

Related terms

• beryl
• beryllia
• beryllide
• berylline
• berylliosis
• berylloid
• beryllonite
• brilliant (possibly)

Translations

• French: béryllium
• German: Beryllium
• Italian: berillio
• Portuguese: berílio
• Russian: бери́ллий
• Spanish: berilio

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