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crocidolite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
cro-ci-do-lite
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is a variety of riebeckite and is one of the six types of asbestos.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κροκῠ́ς (krokŭ́s, “nap of cloth/wool”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), for its appearance.

Usage

Inflected Forms

crocidolites (plural)

Synonyms

blue asbestos Cape blue

Questions

What does crocidolite mean?
A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is a variety of riebeckite and is one of the six types of asbestos.
Where does crocidolite come from?
From Ancient Greek κροκῠ́ς (krokŭ́s, “nap of cloth/wool”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), for its appearance.

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