ekamanganese en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English eka- Ancient Greek Μᾰγνησῐ́ᾱ (Măgnēsĭ́ā)der. Latin Magnēsia Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin magnēsius Medieval Latin magnēsiader. Italian manganeseder. French manganèsebor. English manganese English ekamanganese From eka- + manganese.
Meanings
- (uncountable) the name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to the predicted element (technetium) lying below manganese in the periodic table