Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neuronaut

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: neu-ro-naut
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who studies the brain and its workings, especially with regard to the effects of psychedelic drugs.

Example Sentences

"In the film-colony of Hollywood brave neuronauts like Oscar Janiger MD charted the course of Cary Grant and hundreds of brain-settlers."
"[…] and everyone's favorite neuronaut, Timothy Leary, all of whom kindly consented to Steamshovel interviews before moving to the higher plane of existence."
"One neuronaut of note, to whom Harvey gave a portion of Einstein's brain, is Marian C. Diamond, a researcher interested in the biology of genius […]"

Etymology

From neuro- + -naut.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: neuro
Suffix: naut

Inflected Forms

neuronauts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

psychonaut

Questions

What does neuronaut mean?: One who studies the brain and its workings, especially with regard to the effects of psychedelic drugs.
Where does neuronaut come from?: From neuro- + -naut.

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