Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lazurite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lazu-rite
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mineral of metamorphosed limestones. Lazurite forms the gemstone lapis lazuli, and crushed lazurite provided the ultramarine color in artists' paint of the Old Masters. Sodalite and lazurite form the sodalite group of silicate minerals. Chemical composition: Sodium aluminum silicate with sulphur, Na₄₋₅Al₃Si₃O₁₂S.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)"

Etymology

From Medieval Latin lazur (“lapis lazuli”) (from Arabic لَازَوَرْد (lāzaward), from Persian لاژورد (lâžvard)) + -ite.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: lazur, لَازَوَرْد, لاژورد

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

lazurites (plural)

Phrases

silica group

Frequently Paired Words

sodalite silicate silica group

Questions

What does lazurite mean?: A mineral of metamorphosed limestones. Lazurite forms the gemstone lapis lazuli, and crushed lazurite provided the ultramarine color in artists' paint of the Old Masters. Sodalite and lazurite form the sodalite group of silicate minerals. Chemical composition: Sodium aluminum silicate with sulphur, Na₄₋₅Al₃Si₃O₁₂S.
Where does lazurite come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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