ATOMIC NUMBER 4
Dictionary entry overview: What does atomic number 4 mean?
• ATOMIC NUMBER 4 (noun)
The noun ATOMIC NUMBER 4 has 1 sense:
1. a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
Familiarity information: ATOMIC NUMBER 4 used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ATOMIC NUMBER 4 (noun)
Meaning:
A light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
atomic number 4; Be; beryllium; glucinium
Hypernyms ("atomic number 4" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Holonyms ("atomic number 4" is a substance of...):
beryl (the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems)
chrysoberyl (a rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form; used as a gemstone)
gadolinite; ytterbite (a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium)