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Grammar

Plural

Dy - atomic number 66, Dy, dysprosium - a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; forms compounds that are highly magnetic.

If i wanted to use the plural form of the metalic element Dy, would it be dyes or dy's?

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You would need to retain the capital "D" however you spelled the plural. I would write it "Dys", as recent style disdains apostrophes where they are not absolutely necessary. "Dy's" is a good alternative that no one could say was wrong.

— Enoon

  • You would need to retain the capital "D" however you spelled the plural.
  • I would write it "Dys", as recent style disdains apostrophes where they are not absolutely necessary.
  • "Dy's" is a good alternative that no one could say was wrong.
  • Pick one and be consistent.
  • "Dyes" would be wrong, partly because "Dy" is not a word.
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You would need to retain the capital "D" however you spelled the plural. I would write it "Dys", as recent style disdains apostrophes where they are not absolutely necessary. "Dy's" is a good alternative that no one could say was wrong. Pick one and be consistent. "Dyes" would be wrong, partly because "Dy" is not a word.

Help me out, now. Give me a sentence with a plural atomic symbol in
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The plural with atomic symbol I thought of was as follows:

The emperor's mantle was composed of hundreds of cellular Dy's.

by the way, how is the plural pronounced? Dies or Dees? because i believe the singular is pronounced Dee, and unfortunately I need it to rhyme with "dies."
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Thanks for the sentence, but it doesn't help. I can't imagine what a cellular Dy might be.

The symbol is pronounced like any other element's symbol—you say the letter or letters, dee wye in this case. The plural would be "dee wyes", which rhymes with "dies".
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Thanks, well imagine a mantle that is composed of scales of that element, instead of steel.
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