English Explanatory Dictionary

lavoisium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. (obsolete) A supposed silvery-white, malleable, metallic chemical element, said to have been discovered in pyrites and some other minerals.

Word forms

lavoisium

Etymology

From Lavoisier + -ium, named after the French chemist Antoine Lavoisier.

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