Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The second name given by Sir William Crookes to a supposed new chemical element of the yttrium group which he had at first called monium.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) A probable chemical element discovered by Sir William Crookes in 1898. Its nitrate is obtained byy practical decomposition and crystallization of yttrium nitrate. At. wt., about 117.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word victorium.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.