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Vril.

A controllable form of energy.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/vɹɪl/
  1. A controllable form of energy.

    uncountable
  2. A kind of flying saucer supposedly built by the Nazis.

    attributive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Coined by British statesman and author Edward Bulwer-Lytton in the 1871 science fiction novel The Coming Race, later titled Vril, apparently as a clipping of virile.

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