Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

szilard-chalmers effect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: szi-lard-chalmer-s -ef-fect
IPA

46

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The breaking of a chemical bond as a result of a kinetic energy imparted from radioactive decay.

Etymology

Named after Leó Szilárd and Thomas A. Chalmers, who discovered the effect in 1934.

Inflected Forms

Szilard-Chalmers effects (plural)

Questions

What does szilard-chalmers effect mean?: The breaking of a chemical bond as a result of a kinetic energy imparted from radioactive decay.
Where does szilard-chalmers effect come from?: Named after Leó Szilárd and Thomas A. Chalmers, who discovered the effect in 1934.

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