Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mendeleevian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mendelee-vian
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Dmitri Mendeleev (Russian: Дми́трий Менделе́ев; 1834–1907), Russian chemist and inventor involved in the creation of the modern periodic table.

Etymology

From Mendeleev + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Mendeleevian (comparative) most Mendeleevian (superlative) Mendeleefian (alternative) Mendelevian (alternative)

Questions

What does mendeleevian mean?
Of or relating to Dmitri Mendeleev (Russian: Дми́трий Менделе́ев; 1834–1907), Russian chemist and inventor involved in the creation of the modern periodic table.
Where does mendeleevian come from?
From Mendeleev + -ian.

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