English Explanatory Dictionary

eka-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Used to form prototype names for as-yet undiscovered elements, when prepended to the known element above them in the same group of the periodic table.

Pronunciation

/ˈeɪkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-eka-.wav

Word forms

eka-

Etymology

From Sanskrit एक (eka, “one, first”).

Related words

dvi- tri-

Derived words

eka-actinium eka-aluminium eka-aluminum eka-astatine eka-bismuth eka-boron eka-francium eka-gold eka-hafnium eka-iridium eka-lead eka-manganese eka-mercury eka-osmium eka-platinum eka-polonium eka-protactinium eka-radium eka-radon eka-rhenium eka-silicon eka-tantalum eka-thallium eka-thorium eka-tungsten eka-uranium eka-wolfram
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