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Nintendium

Nintendium noun: a fictional material credited for the durability of several Nintendo products.

Noun

Nintendium (uncountable)

  1. (humorous) A fictional material credited for the durability of several Nintendo products.
    • [W]hatever they make Nintendo systems out of ("Nintendium," as it's come to be known) seems to be able to withstand anything.2015 August 3, u/MistaSnowman (username), Hey /r/nintendo, what's your best "Nintendium" story?, r/nintendo (Reddit), from the original on 26 May 2020, accessed 26 May 2020
    • The Joy-Cons need to be comfortable, light, and feel like they’re made of Nintendium (the mysterious alloys Nintendo used in the original NES controller, seemingly related to Gundanium).2016, Will Greenwald, Nintendo Switch Looks Really Promising, Here’s How They Might Screw It Up, Geek.com

Origin of Nintendium

From Nintendo + -ium (“suffix for naming new elements”).

Questions about Nintendium

What does Nintendium mean?
Nintendium means a fictional material credited for the durability of several Nintendo products.
What part of speech is Nintendium?
Nintendium is a noun.

Words near Nintendium in the dictionary

  1. nins
  2. nintas
  3. nintedanib
  4. ninteenth
  5. Nintendinitis
  6. Nintendium
  7. Nintendo
  8. Nintendo generation
  9. Nintendo hard
  10. Nintendo thumb
  11. Nintendocore

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