ekasilicon Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ek`a*sil"i*con noun
Etymology
Skr. ka one + E. silicon.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) The name of a hypothetical element predicted and afterwards discovered and named germanium; -- so called because it was a missing analogue of the silicon group. See Germanium, and cf. Ekkabor.

Webster 1913