vesbium Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ves"bi*um noun

Etymology

NL., from L. Vesuvius, contr. Vesbius, Vesuvius.

Definitions

1. (Chem.) 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.