Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A supposed new element (or rather either of two, distinguished as euxenium I and II) announced by Hofmann and Prandtl in 1901 as present in the Norwegian mineral euxenite: said to resemble zirconium, but to differ from it in certain reactions. Its existence is very doubtful.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

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

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

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