GLUCINA

Noun

glucina (uncountable)

(obsolete, chemistry) beryllium oxide

Anagrams

• cingula

Source: Wiktionary


Glu*ci"na, n. Etym: [Cf. F. glycine, glucine. So called because it forms sweet salts. See Glucinum.] (Chem.)

Definition: A white or gray tasteless powder, the oxide of the element glucinum; -- formerly called glucine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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