Rhymes with cilium

cil·i·um

C c

cerium — a malleable ductile steel-grey element of the lanthanide series of metals, used in lighter flints and as a reducing agent in metallurgy. Symbol: Ce; atomic no: 58; atomic wt: 140.115; valency: 3 or 4; relative density: 6.770; melting pt: 798°C; boiling pt: 3443°C
ileum — Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
ilium — the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
milium — a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.

psyllium — fleawort.
trillium — any of several plants belonging to the genus Trillium, of the lily family, having a whorl of three leaves from the center of which rises a solitary, three-petalled flower.

beryllium — a corrosion-resistant toxic silvery-white metallic element that occurs chiefly in beryl and is used mainly in X-ray windows and in the manufacture of alloys. Symbol: Be; atomic no: 4; atomic wt: 9.012; valency: 2; relative density: 1.848; melting pt: 1289°C; boiling pt: 2472°C

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