boracium
English
Etymology
Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, from borax + -ium.
Noun
boracium (uncountable)
- (obsolete) An old name for the chemical element boron.
Latin
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| B | |
| Previous: beryllium (Be) | |
| Next: carbonium (C) | |
Noun
bōrācium n (genitive bōrāciī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bōrācium | bōrācia |
| genitive | bōrāciī | bōrāciōrum |
| dative | bōrāciō | bōrāciīs |
| accusative | bōrācium | bōrācia |
| ablative | bōrāciō | bōrāciīs |
| vocative | bōrācium | bōrācia |
Synonyms
References
- "boracium", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)