GLUCINUM
Etymology
Noun
glucinum (uncountable)
(obsolete, chemistry) Beryllium.
Anagrams
• cingulum
Source: Wiktionary
Glu*ci"num, n. Etym: [Cf. F. glucinium, glycium, fr. Gr. Glycerin.]
(Chem.)
Definition: A rare metallic element, of a silver white color, and low
specific gravity (2.1), resembling magnesium. It never occurs
naturally in the free state, but is always combined, usually with
silica or alumina, or both; as in the minerals phenacite,
chrysoberyl, beryl or emerald, euclase, and danalite. It was named
from its oxide glucina, which was known long before the element was
isolated. Symbol Gl. Atomic weight 9.1. Called also beryllium.
[Formerly written also glucinium.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition