Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemimorphite

/hˌɛməmˈɔɹfˌaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hemi-mor-phite
IPA: /hˌɛməmˈɔɹfˌaɪt/

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zinc, a hydrated zinc silicate.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From hemimorphic + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hemimorphic

Usage

Inflected Forms

hemimorphites (plural)

Synonyms

calamine

Rhymes With

sporophyte

Questions

How do you pronounce hemimorphite?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˌɛməmˈɔɹfˌaɪt/.
What does hemimorphite mean?: An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zinc, a hydrated zinc silicate.
Where does hemimorphite come from?: From hemimorphic + -ite.

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