Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

benitoite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ben-i-toite
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare hard blue silicate mineral found in hydrothermally altered serpentinite.

Etymology

San Benito County, California, where it can be found, + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ite

Inflected Forms

benitoites (plural)

Questions

What does benitoite mean?: A rare hard blue silicate mineral found in hydrothermally altered serpentinite.
Where does benitoite come from?: San Benito County, California, where it can be found, + -ite.

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