Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The name of a supposed new chemical element announced in 1818 as present in a nickel ore. It was later shown to consist of nickel, iron, sulphur, and arsenic. Also called
vestium .
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Archilochum per sirium intellexisse solem, patet iam ex Pluiarchi loco.
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