Meanings
nounwasium (uncountable)
- archaicuncountableA supposed chemical element extracted from wasite, later identified as thorium.
Origin
From Wasa (also spelled Vasa or Vaasa) + -ium, after a former royal family of Sweden.
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APA
wasium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wasium
MLA
“wasium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wasium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wasium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wasium.
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