Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lavoisium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lavoi-si-um
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

(obsolete) A supposed silvery-white, malleable, metallic chemical element, said to have been discovered in pyrites and some other minerals.

Uncountable

Etymology

From French Lavoisier + -ium, named after the French chemist Antoine Lavoisier.

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What does lavoisium mean?
(obsolete) A supposed silvery-white, malleable, metallic chemical element, said to have been discovered in pyrites and some other minerals.
Where does lavoisium come from?
From French Lavoisier + -ium, named after the French chemist Antoine Lavoisier.

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