scandium
See also: Scandium
English
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Scandium dendrites and cube.
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskændi.əm/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
scandium (uncountable)
- A metallic chemical element, atomic number 21, obtained from some uranium ores; it is a transition element.
Synonyms
- eka-boron (name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to the then undiscovered element at the position of scandium in his periodic table)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- scandium-45
- scandium chloride
- scandium fluoride
- scandium iodide
- scandium oxide
- scandium trichloride
Related terms
Related terms
Translations
chemical element
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Anagrams
Danish
Alternative forms
- skandium (obsolete)
Noun
scandium
- scandium
Dutch
| Chemical element | |
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| Sc | Previous: calcium (Ca) |
| Next: titanium (Ti) | |
Pronunciation
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Noun
scandium n (uncountable)
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skɑ̃.djɔm/
Noun
scandium m (uncountable)
Descendants
- Lingala: sekandu
Further reading
- “scandium” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Etymology
Coined in 1869 by chemist Lars Fredrik Nilson, derived from Scandia (“Scandinavia”) + -ium (“chemical element suffix”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskan.di.um/, [ˈskan.di.ũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈskan.di.um/
Noun
scandium n (genitive scandiī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | scandium | scandia |
| genitive | scandiī | scandiōrum |
| dative | scandiō | scandiīs |
| accusative | scandium | scandia |
| ablative | scandiō | scandiīs |
| vocative | scandium | scandia |
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