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tetrataenite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tetrataen-ite
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tetragonal crystalline form of taenite

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English taenite English tetrataenite From tetra- + taenite.

Inflected Forms

tetrataenites (plural)

Questions

What does tetrataenite mean?
The tetragonal crystalline form of taenite
Where does tetrataenite come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English taenite English tetrataenite From tetra- + taenite.

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