carolinium

English

Etymology

Named after the University of North Carolina, +‎ -ium.

Noun

carolinium (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) A supposed chemical element isolated from thorium.
   • 1914, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, The World Set Free‎^[1]:

     There, as more and more of the Carolinum became active, the bomb spread itself out into a monstrous cavern of fiery energy at the base of what became very speedily a miniature active volcano.