Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

åkermanite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ak-er-man-ite
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A melilite mineral of the sorosilicate group, containing calcium, magnesium, silicon, and oxygen and having the chemical formula Ca₂Mg[Si₂O₇].

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named for Anders Richard Åkerman, a Swedish mineralogist, + -ite.

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Inflected Forms

åkermanites (plural)

Questions

What does åkermanite mean?
A melilite mineral of the sorosilicate group, containing calcium, magnesium, silicon, and oxygen and having the chemical formula Ca₂Mg[Si₂O₇].
Where does åkermanite come from?
Named for Anders Richard Åkerman, a Swedish mineralogist, + -ite.

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