Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microcrith

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-cr-o-crith
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The weight of the half hydrogen molecule, or of the hydrogen atom, taken as the standard in comparing the atomic weights of the elements.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"An atom of oxygen weighs sixteen microcriths."
"1872, Josiah Parsons Cooke (Jr.), Principles of Chemical Philosophy It will perhaps serve to give greater definiteness to our conceptions if , even at the risk of coining a new word , we call the unit of molecular weights a microcrith ."

Etymology

From micro- + crith.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micro

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

microcriths (plural)

Questions

What does microcrith mean?: The weight of the half hydrogen molecule, or of the hydrogen atom, taken as the standard in comparing the atomic weights of the elements.
Where does microcrith come from?: From micro- + crith.

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