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dubnium

/ˈduːbniəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dub-ni-um
IPA
/ˈduːbniəm/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A transuranic chemical element (symbol Db) with atomic number 105.

Uncountable

noun

A transuranic chemical element (symbol Db) with atomic number 105.

Countable

noun

A rejected name for rutherfordium.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Dubna + -ium, named after Dubna, Moscow Oblast, Russia, the site of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, which discovered the element.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈduːbniəm/
  • British English: /ˈdʌbniəm/

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

Dubna dubnate

Synonyms

eka-tantalum hahnium joliotium nielsbohrium unnilpentium db element 105 atomic number 105

Questions

How do you pronounce dubnium?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈduːbniəm/.
What does dubnium mean?
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Db) with atomic number 105.
Where does dubnium come from?
From Dubna + -ium, named after Dubna, Moscow Oblast, Russia, the site of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, which discovered the element.

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