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pnictogen

/ˈnɪktəd͡ʒən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pnic-to-gen
IPA
/ˈnɪktəd͡ʒən/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any element from group 15 of the periodic table, which includes nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πνικτός (pniktós) + -gen. The first element derives from Ancient Greek πνίγω (pnígō, “to choke, to stifle”) (a property of nitrogen), which is ultimately Pre-Greek. By surface analysis, pnicto- + -gen.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈnɪktəd͡ʒən/
  • British English: /ˈpnɪktə(ʊ)d͡ʒən/

Inflected Forms

pnictogens (plural) pnicogen (alternative)

Derived Forms

pnictogenic pnictogenide

Frequently Paired Words

pnictide

Synonyms

pentel

Questions

How do you pronounce pnictogen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɪktəd͡ʒən/.
What does pnictogen mean?
Any element from group 15 of the periodic table, which includes nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth.
Where does pnictogen come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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