Glucinum

glu-si'num, a metallic element. Its salts have a sweet or glucose taste, whence the name. It belongs to the same group of metals as aluminum. It has the appearance of steel. It is very light, having a specific gravity of 2.1. It is of interest chiefly to chemists. It makes excellent pen points, but most so-called glucinum pens are mere steel imitations. Glucinum was obtained in a metallic form from beryl in 1828. It is sometimes called beryllium.