vodanium

English

Etymology

From New Latin. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

vodanium (uncountable)

1. (historical) A supposed chemical element, afterward found to be a mixture of several metals, such as copper, iron, lead, nickel, etc.

References

“vodanium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.