Word: ekamanganese
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
ka
man
ga
nese
Definition: the name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to the predicted element (technetium) lying below manganese in the periodic table
Morphemes:
Affix: eka-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: 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.
Affix: manganese
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A metallic chemical element (symbol Mn) with an atomic number of 25, not a free element in nature but often found in minerals in combination with iron, and useful in industrial alloy production.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: magnesia
Language: la
Decoded: magnesia
Meaning: magnesia