Speakur

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neutronium

/nuˈtɹoʊni.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
neu-tro-n-i-um
IPA
/nuˈtɹoʊni.əm/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A material composed entirely of neutrons.

Uncountable

noun

A hypothetical gravitationally bound system of a neutron and an antineutron (the onium of a neutron), not predicted to exist under normal circumstances.

Uncountable

Etymology

From neutron + -ium. Coined by scientist Andreas von Antropoff in 1926 (before the discovery of the neutron in 1931; neutrons had been predicted to exist in 1920).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /nuˈtɹoʊni.əm/
  • British English: /njuːˈtɹəʊni.əm/

Usage

Derived Forms

computronium

Phrases

neutron-star matter

Frequently Paired Words

neutron-star matter electron-degenerate matter proton-degenerate matter quark-degenerate matter preon-degenerate matter

Synonyms

element 0 element zero neutrite neutrium neutron-degenerate matter neutron matter nilium n nn (polyneutron) N (nilium) Nt (neutronium neutrium)

Antonyms

antielement 0 antielement zero antineutrium antineutronium antinilium

Questions

How do you pronounce neutronium?
The recorded pronunciation is /nuˈtɹoʊni.əm/.
What does neutronium mean?
A material composed entirely of neutrons.
Where does neutronium come from?
From neutron + -ium. Coined by scientist Andreas von Antropoff in 1926 (before the discovery of the neutron in 1931; neutrons had been predicted to exist in 1920).

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