Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eka-boron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: eka-boron
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In 1880, Nilson and Cleve discovered in a Scandinavian mineral a new element which had the properties of eka-boron. They called it Scandium."

Etymology

From eka- + boron: the name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to the then undiscovered element at the position of scandium in his periodic table.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: eka

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does eka-boron mean?: scandium
Where does eka-boron come from?: From eka- + boron: the name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to the then undiscovered element at the position of scandium in his periodic table.

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