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Definition of Ekasilicon

1. n. The name of a hypothetical element predicted and afterwards discovered and named germanium; -- so called because it was a missing analogue of the silicon group. See Germanium, and cf. Ekabor.

Definition of Ekasilicon

1. Noun. (chemistry element obsolete) The name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to the predicted element lying below silicon in the periodic table — later named (term germanium). ¹

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Medical Definition of Ekasilicon

1. The name of a hypothetical element predicted and afterwards discovered and named germanium; so called because it was a missing analogue of the silicon group. See Germanium, and cf. Ekkabor. Origin: Skr. Ka one + E. Silicon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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