beryllium

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beryllium

/bəˈɹɪl.i.əm/

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By surface analysis, beryl + -ium, so called because the element is a key component of the mineral beryl.

noun berylliums

uncountable The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.
countable An atom of this element.

Similar: glucinium, glucinum

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Similar: glucinium, glucinum

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noun chemical element

Español	berilio
한국어	베릴륨 berillyum
日本語	ベリリウム beririumu
中文	鈹 /铍 pí
हिन्दी	विडूर viḍūr
Kiswahili	berili
Português	berílio
Français	béryllium
Deutsch	Beryllium
Italiano	berillio
Ελληνικά	βηρύλλιο virýllio
Română	beriliu
Русский	бери́ллий beríllij
Tiếng Việt	berili, beri
العربية	بِرِيلِيُوم birīliyūm
עברית	בֵּרִילְיוּם berilium

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@misc{beryllium_2026,
  title = {beryllium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beryllium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}