Ekaluminium \Ek*al`u*min"i*um\, n. [Skr. [=e]ka one + E.
aluminium.] (Chem.)
The name given by Mendeleev to a hypothetical element, --
later discovered and called {gallium}. See {Gallium}, and cf.
{Ekabor}. Also see {periodic table}.
[1913 Webster +PJC]