scandium
/ˈskændi.əm/
scandium noun: a metallic chemical element (symbol Sc), atomic number 21, obtained from some uranium ores; it is a transition element.
Noun
scandium (uncountable)
- A metallic chemical element (symbol Sc), atomic number 21, obtained from some uranium ores; it is a transition element.
- Synonyms:
- eka-boron
scandium meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malay
scandium in Hindi
- chemical element
- स्तोकातु stokātu
scandium in Tamil
- chemical element
- ஸ்கண்டியம் skaṇṭiyam
scandium in Telugu
- scandium
- స్కాండియము skāṇḍiyamu
scandium in Malay
- chemical element
- skandium
More languagesFewer languages
- scandium in Thai
- สแคนเดียม sakhaendiam
- scandium in Vietnamese
- scandi
Synonyms of scandium
Origin of scandium
From Scandia + -ium.
Words formed from scandium
- discandium
- organoscandium
- radioscandium
- scandian
- scandic
- scandium-45
- scandium chloride
- scandium fluoride
- scandium group
- scandium iodide
- scandiumlike
- scandium oxide
- scandium trichloride
Questions about scandium
- What does scandium mean?
- Scandium means a metallic chemical element (symbol Sc), atomic number 21, obtained from some uranium ores; it is a transition element.
- What is scandium in Hindi?
- Scandium in Hindi is स्तोकातु (stokātu). See Scandium meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is scandium?
- Scandium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce scandium?
- Scandium is pronounced /ˈskændi.əm/.
Words near scandium in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: scandium (page history and authors); స్కాండియము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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