Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ningyoite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ningy-oite
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing calcium, cerium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.

Etymology

After Ningyo Pass (from Japanese 人形 (ningyō, “doll”)) + -ite

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 人形

Questions

What does ningyoite mean?: An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing calcium, cerium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.
Where does ningyoite come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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