ekaboron en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English eka- Middle Persian *bōragbor. Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq)der. Medieval Latin boraxder. Anglo-Norman boreisbor. Middle English boras English borax English boro- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbonbf. English -on English boron English ekaboron From eka- + boron.
Meanings
- (uncountable) the name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to the predicted element (scandium) lying below boron in the periodic table
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekabor | alternative | lexicographic |