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From icosa- + -gen, in reference to the icosahedral structures characteristically formed by them.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A member of the boron group (group 13) of elements in the periodic table. Full definition →
From icosa- + -gen, in reference to the icosahedral structures characteristically formed by them.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.