Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transplutonium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: transplu-to-ni-um
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing elements having an atomic number greater than that of plutonium (94).

Etymology

Etymology tree English trans- Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn)bor. Latin Plūtōbor. Middle English Pluto English Pluto English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English plutonium English transplutonium From trans- + plutonium.

Inflected Forms

more transplutonium (comparative) most transplutonium (superlative)

Questions

What does transplutonium mean?: Describing elements having an atomic number greater than that of plutonium (94).
Where does transplutonium come from?: Etymology tree English trans- Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn)bor. Latin Plūtōbor. Middle English Pluto English Pluto English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English plutonium English transplutonium From trans- + plutonium.

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