vesbium

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vesbium - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Vesbium \Ves"bi*um\, n. [NL., from L. Vesuvius, contr. Vesbius,
     Vesuvius.] (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.
  
     Note: It is not a recognized element. Actual identity?
           [1913 Webster]