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vesbium
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vesbium, n. [NL., from L. Vesuvius, contr. Vesbius, Vesuvius.].
A rare metallic element of which little is known. It is said by Scacchi to have been extracted from a yellowish incrustation from the cracks of a Vesuvian lava erupted in 1631.
"It is not a recognized element. Actual identity?"
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