lavoisium

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noun

(obsolete) A supposed silvery-white, malleable, metallic chemical element, said to have been discovered in pyrites and some other minerals.

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Meanings

nounlavoisium (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistry(obsolete) A supposed silvery-white, malleable, metallic chemical element, said to have been discovered in pyrites and some other minerals.

Origin

From French Lavoisier + -ium, named after the French chemist Antoine Lavoisier.

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lavoisium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lavoisium

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