Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antihelium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-he-li-um
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The antiatom form of helium

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In 1970, a more complex antinucleus, antihelium-3 (iHe), was discovered in the USSR."
"In principle the energy should have been enough for the production of even heavier antinuclei. However, the probability for production of heavier masses is very tiny, and antihelium-3 is still the heaviest known antielement."
"After several launches of their balloon, the scientists registered more than 40 million nuclei of helium in the cosmic rays, but not a single nucleon of antihelium."

Etymology

From anti- + helium.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Usage

Inflected Forms

antiheliums (plural)

Rhymes With

helium epithelium mycelium endothelium mesothelium berkelium exothelium telium perihelium aphelium urothelium subendothelium

Questions

What does antihelium mean?: The antiatom form of helium
Where does antihelium come from?: From anti- + helium.

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