Word: ekaboron
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ek
a
bo
ron
Definition: the name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to the predicted element (scandium) lying below boron 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: borax
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The sodium salt of boric acid, Na2B4O7, either anhydrous or with 5 or 10 molecules of water of crystallisation; sodium tetraborate.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: baurach
Language: ML.
Decoded: baurach
Meaning: borax
Affix: -on
Language: en
Meaning: ending used to form names of substances