enn-

See also: enn, -enn, Enn, Ënn, and ènn

English

Etymology

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

Prefix

enn-

  2. (chemistry) 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”)

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with enn-
unbiennium
untriennium
ununennium
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