Ek`a*sil"i*con, n. Etym: [Skr. one + E. silicon.] (Chem.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 January 2025
(noun) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
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