Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poor metal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: poor met-al
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various metallic elements in the p-block of the periodic table, generally with higher electronegativity, lower melting and boiling points and greater softness than the transition metals.

Inflected Forms

poor metals (plural)

Synonyms

post-transition metal

Questions

What does poor metal mean?: Any of various metallic elements in the p-block of the periodic table, generally with higher electronegativity, lower melting and boiling points and greater softness than the transition metals.

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