Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

berzelian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
berzelian
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848), Swedish chemist, who devised the modern technique of chemical formula notation.

Etymology

From Berzelius + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Berzelian (comparative) most Berzelian (superlative)

Questions

What does berzelian mean?
Of or pertaining to Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848), Swedish chemist, who devised the modern technique of chemical formula notation.
Where does berzelian come from?
From Berzelius + -an.

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