Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phurnacite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phur-nacite
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A proprietary brand of smokeless fuel in the form of coal briquettes.

British usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Domestic fuel consigned from South Wales consists mainly of anthracite, phurnacite and other smokeless fuels."

Etymology

Possibly from furnace + -ite

Usage

British usage
Uncountable

Questions

What does phurnacite mean?: A proprietary brand of smokeless fuel in the form of coal briquettes.
Where does phurnacite come from?: Possibly from furnace + -ite

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