Scandium

Definition:

  • (n.) A rare metallic element of the boron group, whose existence was predicted under the provisional name ekaboron by means of the periodic law, and subsequently discovered by spectrum analysis in certain rare Scandinavian minerals (euxenite and gadolinite). It has not yet been isolated. Symbol Sc. Atomic weight 44.

Compare scandium with other words:

ekaboron vs. scandium

scandia vs. scandium

scandium vs. uranium

metallic vs. scandium