chernobylite
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A technogenic crystalline zirconium silicate containing uranium as a solid solution, discovered in the corium produced by the Chernobyl nuclear accident.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The man who interrogated the driver commented that vigilance was needed to ensure that people did not get rich off the misfortune of the “Chernobylites.”"
- "I got home, I’d go dancing. I’d meet a girl I liked and say, “Let’s get to know one another.” “What for? You’re a Chernobylite now. I’d be scared to have your kids.”"
- "“You’re too young to have been a Chernobylite,” says Lyudmilla."
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Inflected Forms
Chernobylites (plural)