Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ekanite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ekan-ite
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An uncommon mineral, one of very few gemstones that are naturally radioactive. (It contains thorium.)

Uncountable

Etymology

From the name of F. L. D. Ekanayake, who first described it, + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ite

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

ekanites (plural)

Questions

What does ekanite mean?: An uncommon mineral, one of very few gemstones that are naturally radioactive. (It contains thorium.)
Where does ekanite come from?: From the name of F. L. D. Ekanayake, who first described it, + -ite.

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