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WASIUM
Wa"si*um, n. Etym: [NL. So called from Wasa, or Vasa, the name of a former royal family of Sweden.] (Chem.)
Definition: A rare element supposed by Bahr to have been extracted from wasite, but now identified with thorium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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