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Scandium

Scan′di-um

,
Noun.
[NL. So called because found in
Scandinavian
minerals.]
(Chem.)
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.

Definition 2024


Scandium

Scandium

See also: scandium

German

Chemical element
Sc Previous: Kalzium (Ca)
Next: Titan (Ti)

Noun

Scandium n (genitive Scandiums, no plural)

  1. scandium (a metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 21).

Luxembourgish

Chemical element
Sc Previous: Kalzium (Ca)
Next: Titan (Ti)

Noun

Scandium ? (uncountable)

  1. scandium

scandium

scandium

See also: Scandium

English

Chemical element
Sc Previous: calcium (Ca)
Next: titanium (Ti)
Scandium dendrites and cube.

Noun

scandium (uncountable) (Symbol: Sc)

  1. 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)

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Dutch

Chemical element
Sc Previous: calcium (Ca)
Next: titanium (Ti)

Pronunciation

Noun

scandium n (uncountable)

  1. scandium

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skɑ̃.djɔm/

Noun

scandium m (uncountable)

  1. scandium

Latin

Etymology

Coined in 1869 by chemist Lars Fredrik Nilson, derived from Scandia (Scandinavia) + -ium (chemical element suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

scandium n (genitive scandiī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) scandium

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative scandium scandia
genitive scandiī scandiōrum
dative scandiō scandiīs
accusative scandium scandia
ablative scandiō scandiīs
vocative scandium scandia