Meanings
nounboracium (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountableAn old name for the chemical element boron.
Origin
Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, from borax + -ium.
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boracium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boracium
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