boracium

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, from borax +‎ -ium.

Noun[edit]

boracium (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) An old name for the chemical element boron.

Latin[edit]

Chemical element
B
Previous: beryllium (Be)
Next: carbonium (C)

Noun[edit]

bōrācium n (genitive bōrāciī); second declension

  1. (chemistry, New Latin) boron

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bōrācium bōrācia
Genitive bōrāciī bōrāciōrum
Dative bōrāciō bōrāciīs
Accusative bōrācium bōrācia
Ablative bōrāciō bōrāciīs
Vocative bōrācium bōrācia

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