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austrium

austrium noun: a supposed chemical element proposed by Eduard Linnemann in 1886, later found to be gallium.

Noun

austrium (uncountable)

  1. A supposed chemical element proposed by Eduard Linnemann in 1886, later found to be gallium.

Origin of austrium

From Austria + -ium.

Questions about austrium

What does austrium mean?
Austrium means a supposed chemical element proposed by Eduard Linnemann in 1886, later found to be gallium.
What part of speech is austrium?
Austrium is a noun.

Words near austrium in the dictionary

  1. Austrians
  2. Austric
  3. austrine
  4. austringer
  5. austringers
  6. austrium
  7. Austro-
  8. Austro-Asiatic
  9. Austro-Hungarian
  10. Austro-Hungarian Empire
  11. Austro-Hungarians

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