selenophile
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "A selenophile, that's me. Are you a selenophile or a heliophile? A lunar lover or a solar lover?"
- "Good news for sky watchers and selenophiles, tonight’s full moon is set to be the biggest and brightest of the year, according to NASA."
- "The celestial phenomenon is a must-see event for selenophiles hoping to see a total lunar eclipse and May’s full moon."
- "Accordingly, it seemed probable that by having X in Scheme 1 as SeR, then a selenophile such as copper(1) would promote the C-C bond formation as in Scheme 2 to yield the required systems."
- "The poisonvetches are obligate selenophiles and the selenium content accounts for their chief toxic effects."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *selasnā Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē) Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē)bor. English seleno- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile English selenophile From seleno- + -phile.