Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roentgenism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: roent-genism
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use or effects of X-rays (Roentgen-rays).

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From Roentgen + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Roentgen

Usage

Questions

What does roentgenism mean?: The use or effects of X-rays (Roentgen-rays).
Where does roentgenism come from?: From Roentgen + -ism.

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