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Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, from borax + -ium.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
boracium
Today it means: An old name for the chemical element boron. Full definition →
Today it means: An old name for the chemical element boron. Full definition →
Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, from borax + -ium.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.