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nouna light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
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Definition that contains beryllium
- beryl the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems
- chrysoberyl a rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form; used as a gemstone
- beryllium bronze a copper-base alloy containing beryllium
- gadolinite a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium
- plutonium pit a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives
- alkaline earth any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)
- ytterbite a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium
- plutonium trigger a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives
- alkaline-earth metal any of the bivalent metals of group II of the periodic table (calcium or strontium or barium or magnesium or beryllium)