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eka-iodine

eka-iodine noun: astatine.

Noun

eka-iodine (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) astatine

Origin of eka-iodine

From eka- + iodine: the name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to astatine prior to its discovery, from the fact that it lies below iodine in the periodic table.

Questions about eka-iodine

What does eka-iodine mean?
Eka-iodine means astatine.
What part of speech is eka-iodine?
Eka-iodine is a noun.

Words near eka-iodine in the dictionary

  1. eka-boron
  2. eka-caesium
  3. eka-francium
  4. eka-gold
  5. eka-hafnium
  6. eka-iodine
  7. eka-iridium
  8. eka-lead
  9. eka-manganese
  10. eka-mercury
  11. eka-osmium

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