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Glucinum(medicine)
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Clostridium perfringens (health)


A type of bacteria that is the most common agent of gas gangrene and can also cause Food poisoning as well as a fulminant form of bowel disease called necrotizing colitis.





Glucinum (medicine)


glucinum
<chemistry> A rare metallic element, of a silver white colour, and low specific gravity (2.1), resembling magnesium. It never occurs naturally in the free state, but is always combined, usually with silica or alumina, or both; as in the minerals phenacite, chrysoberyl, beryl or emerald, euclase, and danalite. It was named from its oxide glucina, which was known long before the element was isolated. Symbol Gl. Atomic weight 9.1.

Synonym: beryllium. [Formerly written also glucinium.

Origin: Cf. F. Glucinium, glycium, fr. Gr, sweet. Cf. Glycerin.

Source: Websters Dictionary