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qingsongite

/ˈt͡ʃɪŋsɒŋaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
qing-son-gite
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃɪŋsɒŋaɪt/
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare mineral first discovered in Tibet in 2009.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Mandarin 青松 (qīngsōng) via Hanyu Pinyin, the first name of Chinese geologist Qingsong Fang (1939–2010) who discovered the mineral, + -ite.

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How do you pronounce qingsongite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɪŋsɒŋaɪt/.
What does qingsongite mean?
A rare mineral first discovered in Tibet in 2009.
Where does qingsongite come from?
From Mandarin 青松 (qīngsōng) via Hanyu Pinyin, the first name of Chinese geologist Qingsong Fang (1939–2010) who discovered the mineral, + -ite.

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