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enn-

enn- prefix: used for the digit nine to form systematic element names of elements whose existence has been predicted, and which have not yet been given a trivial name.

Prefix

enn-

  1. Used for the digit nine to form systematic element names of elements whose existence has been predicted, and which have not yet been given a trivial name.
    • un- (“1”) + un- (“1”) + enn- (“9”) + -ium (element suffix) → ununennium (“element 119”)

Origin of enn-

Reduced form of ennea-, from Ancient Greek ἐννέα (ennéa, “nine”).

Questions about enn-

What does enn- mean?
Enn- means used for the digit nine to form systematic element names of elements whose existence has been predicted, and which have not yet been given a trivial name.
What part of speech is enn-?
Enn- is a prefix.

Words near enn- in the dictionary

  1. enmuffling
  2. enmure
  3. enmured
  4. enmures
  5. enmuring
  6. enn-
  7. Enna
  8. ennage
  9. Ennals
  10. Ennaphi
  11. ennaton

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