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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A supposed new chemical element announced by Prat in 1877 as occurring in pyrite. There is no confirmation of its existence.
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- noun chemistry, obsolete A supposed silvery-white,
malleable ,metallic chemical element , said to have been discovered inpyrites and some otherminerals .
Etymologies
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Lavoisier + -ium, named after the French chemist Antoine Lavoisier
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