Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aragonite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: arag-o-nite
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO₃ and occurring in pearls, shells and nacre; it is dimorphous with calcite.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The basic chemical material of molluscan shells is calcium carbonate, which forms the outer layer of calcite, and the inner layer of aragonite, which is a heavier and harder substance although it has the same chemical composition."

Etymology

From Aragon + -ite, after the province in Spain, named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1790.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Aragon

Usage

Inflected Forms

aragonites (plural)

Derived Forms

aragonitic aragonitization

Questions

What does aragonite mean?: An evaporite consisting of anhydrous calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO₃ and occurring in pearls, shells and nacre; it is dimorphous with calcite.
Where does aragonite come from?: From Aragon + -ite, after the province in Spain, named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1790.

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