Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chabazite

/ˈkæbəzaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chabazite
IPA: /ˈkæbəzaɪt/

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several zeolite minerals that occur in basaltic rocks.

Etymology

From French chabasie, coined by Louis-Augustin Bosc d'Antic from Ancient Greek χαβάζιος (khabázios), apparently an error for χαλάζιος (khalázios, “a kind of precious stone”) (which is probably from χάλαζα (khálaza, “hail”), due to looking like a hailstone), one of twenty species of stones mentioned in the poem ascribed to Orpheus. See chalaza and chalazion.

Inflected Forms

chabazites (plural)

Synonyms

chabasite

Questions

How do you pronounce chabazite?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæbəzaɪt/.
What does chabazite mean?: Any of several zeolite minerals that occur in basaltic rocks.
Where does chabazite come from?: From French chabasie, coined by Louis-Augustin Bosc d'Antic from Ancient Greek χαβάζιος (khabázios), apparently an error for χαλάζιος (khalázios, “a kind of precious stone”) (which is probably from χάλαζα (khálaza, “hail”), due to looking like a hailstone), one of twenty species of stones mentioned in the poem ascribed to Orpheus. See chalaza and chalazion.

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