Today's Word of the Day:
Mendelevium
/ˌmɛn.dəˈliː.vi.əm/
Noun
(chemistry) A radioactive metallic transuranic chemical element (symbol Md) with atomic number 101, which is artificially produced in a particle accelerator.
August 1st, 2026
Previous Word of the Days:
Deign
/deɪn/
Verb
(intransitive) To consider it appropriate or worthy to do something, often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to think fit, to vouchsafe.
July 31st, 2026
Secondee
/sɪˌkɒnˈdiː/
Noun
(chiefly Commonwealth, UK, labour) A person who is seconded (“transferred temporarily to alternative employment”). [from 1980s].
July 30th, 2026
Tonology
/tə(ʊ)ˈnɑlədʒi/
Noun
(linguistics, uncountable) The study of tone in human languages.
July 29th, 2026