Meanings
nouncarolinium (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountableA supposed chemical element isolated from thorium.
There, as more and more of the Carolinum became active, the bomb spread itself out into a monstrous cavern of fiery energy at the base of what became very speedily a miniature active volcano.
1914, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, The World Set Free
Origin
Named after the University of North Carolina, + -ium.
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APA
carolinium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carolinium
MLA
“carolinium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carolinium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carolinium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carolinium.
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