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khinite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
khi-nite
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal dark green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and tellurium.

Etymology

From Khin + -ite; named in honor of BaSaw Khin (b. 1931, Burma), Burmese-American geologist, petrographer and mineralogist with Phelps Dodge Corporation, USA.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

parakhinite

Questions

What does khinite mean?
An orthorhombic-dipyramidal dark green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and tellurium.
Where does khinite come from?
From Khin + -ite; named in honor of BaSaw Khin (b. 1931, Burma), Burmese-American geologist, petrographer and mineralogist with Phelps Dodge Corporation, USA.

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