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Ekabor
Pronunciation : Ek"a*bor`, Ek"a*bo"ron
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [G., fr. Skr. one + G. bor, boron, E. boron.] (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: The name given by Mendelejeff in accordance with the periodic law, and by prediction, to a hypothetical element then unknown, but since discovered and named scandium; -- so called because it was a missing analogue of the boron group. See Scandium.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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