nil-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nil"

English

Etymology

From Latin nil (“nothing”), shortened form of nihil.

Prefix

Latin number prefix
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nil-

  1. Zero.
  3. (chemistry) Used for the digit zero to form systematic element names of elements whose existence has been predicted, and which have not yet been given a trivial name.
    ‎un- (“1”) + ‎bi- (“2”) + ‎nil- (“0”) + ‎-ium (element suffix) → ‎unbinilium (“element 120”)

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with nil-
pronilfactor
nilsystem
unbinilium
unnilunium
ununnilium

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