| 单词 | beryllium | 
| 释义 | beryllium in British English (bɛˈrɪlɪəm) noun a corrosion-resistant toxic silvery-white metallic element that occurs chiefly in beryl and is used mainly in X-ray windows and in the manufacture of alloys. Symbol: Be; atomic no: 4; atomic wt: 9.012; valency: 2; relative density: 1.848; melting pt: 1289°C; boiling pt: 2472°CFormer names: glucinum, glucinium Word originC19: from Latin bēryllus, from Greek bērullos, beryl beryllium in American English (bəˈrɪliəm)  noun  a hard, silver-white, metallic chemical element, one of the alkaline-earth metals,found only in combination with others: it forms strong, hard, lightweight alloys with several metals: symbol, Be; at. no., 4 Word origin< beryllia, beryllium oxide (< L beryllus,  beryl +  -ia) +  -ium: discovered (1798) by L. N. Vauquelin (1763-1829), Fr chemist Examples of 'beryllium' in a sentence | 
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