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rhenium

/ˈɹiːniəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
rhe-ni-um
IPA
/ˈɹiːniəm/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A metallic chemical element with the atomic number 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A metallic chemical element with the atomic number 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin Rhenus (“Rhine”), + -ium.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

rheniums (plural)

Derived Forms

dirhenium dodecarhenium organorhenium oxorhenium radiorhenium rhenian rhenic trirhenium

Phrases

eka-rhenium rhenium dioxide rhenium heptaoxide rhenium heptaselenide rhenium heptasulfide rhenium heptasulphide rhenium trioxide

Frequently Paired Words

rhenate Rhenish Rhine mul:Re

Synonyms

re atomic number 75

Rhymes With

selenium asplenium ferrocenium nitrenium splenium athenium

Questions

How do you pronounce rhenium?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹiːniəm/.
What does rhenium mean?
A metallic chemical element with the atomic number 75: a heavy, silvery-gray transition metal.
Where does rhenium come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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