Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

helicitic

/ˈhɛlɪsɪtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: he-licitic
IPA: /ˈhɛlɪsɪtɪk/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to a texture in metamorphic rocks where minerals contain contorted microscopic inclusions that represent the original bedding or alignment of the parent rock.

Etymology

From helic- + -itic.

Inflected Forms

helizitic (alternative)

Rhymes With

superchondritic arvanitic taymanitic ethiosemitic amylohydrolytic

Questions

How do you pronounce helicitic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛlɪsɪtɪk/.
What does helicitic mean?: Pertaining to a texture in metamorphic rocks where minerals contain contorted microscopic inclusions that represent the original bedding or alignment of the parent rock.
Where does helicitic come from?: From helic- + -itic.

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