cerous

ce·rous

C c

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [seer-uh s]
- /ˈsɪər əs/
- /sˈerəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seer-uh s]
- /ˈsɪər əs/

Definitions of cerous word

adjective cerous of or containing cerium in the trivalent state 3
adjective cerous of or containing trivalent cerium 3
adjective cerous containing trivalent cerium. 1
noun cerous Of cerium in its lower valency (3). 1
adjective cerous (chemistry) Containing cerium with valence three. 0

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Origin of cerous

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65; cer(ium) + -ous

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Parts of speech for Cerous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cerous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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