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lithopone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
litho-pone
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A white pigment, a mixture of barium sulfate and zinc sulfide, used in paints and enamels.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek λῐ́θος (lĭ́thos) English lith- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek πόνος (pónos) English lithopone From lith- + -o- + Ancient Greek πόνος (pónos, “work”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

lithopones (plural) lithophone (alternative)

Derived Forms

cadmopone

Questions

What does lithopone mean?
A white pigment, a mixture of barium sulfate and zinc sulfide, used in paints and enamels.
Where does lithopone come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek λῐ́θος (lĭ́thos) English lith- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek πόνος (pónos) English lithopone From lith- + -o- + Ancient Greek πόνος (pónos, “work”).

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