Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glauconite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: glau-conite
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A greenish form of mica found in greensand.

Etymology

From German Glaukonit, from Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green”) + -ite.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Glaukonit, γλαυκός

Inflected Forms

glauconites (plural)

Derived Forms

glauconiferous glauconitic glauconitization

Questions

What does glauconite mean?: A greenish form of mica found in greensand.
Where does glauconite come from?: It is traced to German.

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