novemdecillion

[ noh-vuhm-di-sil-yuhn ]

noun

, plural no·vem·de·cil·lions, (as after a numeral) no·vem·de·cil·lion.

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 Words From

• novem·de·cillionth adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of novemdecillion¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Nature