Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

juanitaite

/wɑˈni.təˌaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: juani-taite
IPA: /wɑˈni.təˌaɪt/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, bismuth, calcium, copper, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.

Example Sentences

"[…] juanitaite, cornwallite, mixite, olivenite, scorodite, pharmacosiderite, philipsburgite, and tyrolite can be collected on the mine dumps. Austinite and juanitaite were first found and identified at the Gold Hill mine."

Etymology

From Juanita + -ite, named after Juanita A. Curtis (1917–2006), an American amateur mineral collector who discovered it.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /wɑˈni.təˌaɪt/
British English: /wɑːˈniː.təˌaɪt/

Synonyms

Jni

Questions

How do you pronounce juanitaite?: The recorded pronunciation is /wɑˈni.təˌaɪt/.
What does juanitaite mean?: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, bismuth, calcium, copper, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
Where does juanitaite come from?: From Juanita + -ite, named after Juanita A. Curtis (1917–2006), an American amateur mineral collector who discovered it.

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