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boracium

boracium noun: an old name for the chemical element boron.

Noun

boracium (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) An old name for the chemical element boron.

Origin of boracium

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, from borax + -ium.

Questions about boracium

What does boracium mean?
Boracium means an old name for the chemical element boron.
What part of speech is boracium?
Boracium is a noun.

Words near boracium in the dictionary

  1. boracic acid
  2. boracic lint
  3. boraciferous
  4. boracite
  5. boracites
  6. boracium
  7. boracous
  8. boracous acid
  9. Boraelan
  10. borafluorene
  11. borafullerene

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