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colemanite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cole-man-ite
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A white, grey or colorless mineral form of calcium borate; a principal source of boron.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Coleman + -ite, named after William Tell Coleman (1824-1893) in 1884.

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Inflected Forms

colemanites (plural)

Questions

What does colemanite mean?
A white, grey or colorless mineral form of calcium borate; a principal source of boron.
Where does colemanite come from?
From Coleman + -ite, named after William Tell Coleman (1824-1893) in 1884.

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