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vesbium

vesbium noun: a supposed rare metallic element extracted from Vesuvian lava. Later tests showed it to be a composite.

Noun

vesbium (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A supposed rare metallic element extracted from Vesuvian lava. Later tests showed it to be a composite.
    Synonyms:
    vesbine

Synonyms of vesbium

Origin of vesbium

From Latin Vesuvius, contracted to Vesbius, -ium.

Questions about vesbium

What does vesbium mean?
Vesbium means a supposed rare metallic element extracted from Vesuvian lava. Later tests showed it to be a composite.
What part of speech is vesbium?
Vesbium is a noun.

Words near vesbium in the dictionary

  1. vesanic
  2. vesatolimod
  3. vesbine
  4. vesbite
  5. vesbites
  6. vesbium
  7. vescalagin
  8. vescalgin
  9. vescalin
  10. vescicular
  11. vesciculous

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