beryllide

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noun

Any intermetallic compound of beryllium with another metal; present in some alloys.

OriginProto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English beryllium ← Latin bēryllium →
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Meanings

nounberyllide (plural beryllides)

plural beryllides

  1. chemistryAny intermetallic compound of beryllium with another metal; present in some alloys.

Origin

  1. Proto-Dravidian*weḷ
  2. Proto-Dravidian*ūr
  3. Proto-Dravidian*weḷ-ūr
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*i-
  5. Prakritवेरुलिअ (vērulia)
  6. Ancient Greekβήρυλλος (bḗrullos)
  7. Latinbēryllu
  8. GermanBeryll
  9. GermanBeryllium
  10. Latinbēryllium
  11. Englishberyllium
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. Englishberyllide

From beryllium + -ide.

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Translations

Hungarian berillid
  • berillidany intermetallic compound of beryllium with another metal
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APA

beryllide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beryllide

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“beryllide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beryllide. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beryllide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beryllide.

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