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ber•yl
Pronunciation: (ber'ul), [key]—
n.
a mineral, beryllium aluminum silicate, Be
3Al
2Si
6O
18, usually green, but also blue, rose, white, and golden, and both opaque and transparent, the latter variety including the gems emerald and aquamarine: the principal ore of beryllium.
Ber•yl
Pronunciation: (ber'il), [key]—
n.
a female given name.
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