ekamanganese

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noun

the name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to the predicted element (technetium) lying below manganese in the periodic table

OriginEnglish manganese ← French manganèse ← Italian manganese →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounekamanganese (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistrythe name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to the predicted element (technetium) lying below manganese in the periodic table

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
technetium

Origin

  1. Englisheka-
  2. LatinMagnēsia
  3. Latinmagnēsius
  4. Medieval Latinmagnēsia
  5. Italianmanganese
  6. Frenchmanganèse
  7. Englishmanganese
  8. Englishekamanganese

From eka- + manganese.

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APA

ekamanganese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ekamanganese

MLA

“ekamanganese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ekamanganese. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ekamanganese,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ekamanganese.

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