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novemdecillion

American  
[noh-vuhm-di-sil-yuhn] / ˌnoʊ vəm dɪˈsɪl yən /

noun

PLURAL

novemdecillions

PLURAL

novemdecillion

  1. a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 60 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 114 zeros.

adjective

  1. amounting to one novemdecillion in number.

Other Word Forms

  • novemdecillionth adjective

Etymology

Origin of novemdecillion

1935–40; < Latin novemdec ( im ) nineteen ( novem nine + decem ten ) + -illion, as in million

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Some estimates say that there are at least 1060 different drug-like molecules: a novemdecillion of possibilities.

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