eka-iodine en · NOUN
Etymology
From eka- + iodine: the name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to astatine prior to its discovery, from the fact that it lies below iodine in the periodic table.
Meanings
- (archaic, uncountable) astatine
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From eka- + iodine: the name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to astatine prior to its discovery, from the fact that it lies below iodine in the periodic table.