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wüstite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wustite
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grey mineral form of iron(II) oxide with a greenish tint.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From German Wüst + -ite after Fritz Wüst (1860-1938), a German metallurgist.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

wüstites (plural)

Derived Forms

magnesiowüstite

Questions

What does wüstite mean?
A grey mineral form of iron(II) oxide with a greenish tint.
Where does wüstite come from?
From German Wüst + -ite after Fritz Wüst (1860-1938), a German metallurgist.

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