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beryllium

/bəˈɹɪl.i.əm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
be-ryl-li-um
IPA
/bəˈɹɪl.i.əm/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

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

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

berylliums (plural)

Derived Forms

berylliferous berylliumlike diberyllium radioberyllium tetraberyllium

Phrases

beryllium-9 beryllium acetate beryllium acetylacetonate beryllium aluminate beryllium aluminium oxide beryllium boride beryllium borohydride beryllium bromide

Frequently Paired Words

beryl beryllia beryllide berylline berylliosis berylloid beryllonite brilliant

Synonyms

glucinium glucinum be atomic number 4

Rhymes With

gilliam psyllium

Questions

How do you pronounce beryllium?
The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈɹɪl.i.əm/.
What does beryllium mean?
The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.
Where does beryllium come from?
From beryl + -ium, so called because the element is a key component of the mineral beryl.

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