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nierite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nierite
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing four nitrogen and three silicon.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Nier + -ite. Named for Alfred Otto Carl Nier, the American physicist who pioneered mass spectrometry, and used it to isolate Uranium-235.

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Usage

Synonyms

silicon nitride

Questions

What does nierite mean?
A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing four nitrogen and three silicon.
Where does nierite come from?
From Nier + -ite. Named for Alfred Otto Carl Nier, the American physicist who pioneered mass spectrometry, and used it to isolate Uranium-235.

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