Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

milliroentgen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mil-liroent-gen
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of exposure to ionizing radiation, one thousandth of a roentgen.

Example Sentences

"Mineral residue tested on the bridge and on the banks of the river found levels of radioactivity as high as 10 milliroentgen per hour, about 33 times what Congo considers a tolerable limit."

Etymology

From milli- + roentgen.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: milli

Inflected Forms

milliroentgens (plural) milliröntgen (alternative) mR (alternative)

Questions

What does milliroentgen mean?: A unit of exposure to ionizing radiation, one thousandth of a roentgen.
Where does milliroentgen come from?: From milli- + roentgen.

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