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From eka- + silicon. The name was given by Dmitri Mendeleev.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: The predicted element lying below silicon in the periodic table — later named germanium. Full definition →
Today it means: The predicted element lying below silicon in the periodic table — later named germanium. Full definition →
From eka- + silicon. The name was given by Dmitri Mendeleev.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.