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oneillite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oneil-lite
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A trigonal-pyramidal yellowish brown mineral containing calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.

Etymology

Named after Canadian geologist with the Geological Survey of Canada, John Johnston O'Neill (1886–1966), + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does oneillite mean?
A trigonal-pyramidal yellowish brown mineral containing calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.
Where does oneillite come from?
Named after Canadian geologist with the Geological Survey of Canada, John Johnston O'Neill (1886–1966), + -ite.

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