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calcite

/ˈkælˌsaɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
cal-cite
IPA
/ˈkælˌsaɪt/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, found as limestone, chalk and marble.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin calx + -ite.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

calcites (plural)

Derived Forms

barytocalcite calcitic chlorocalcite ferrocalcite hydrocalcite manganocalcite nitrocalcite pentahydrocalcite plumbocalcite

Phrases

ferro-calcite silico-borocalcite

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

How do you pronounce calcite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkælˌsaɪt/.
What does calcite mean?
A very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, found as limestone, chalk and marble.
Where does calcite come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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