wasium

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English

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Etymology

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From Wasa (also spelled Vasa or Vaasa) +‎ -ium, after a former royal family of Sweden.

Noun

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wasium (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A supposed chemical element extracted from wasite, later identified as thorium.
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