Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

magnesite

/ˈmæɡnəzaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: mag-ne-site
IPA: /ˈmæɡnəzaɪt/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of magnesium carbonate, MgCO₃, occurring as dolomite (with calcite) but rarely found in the pure state.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after its composition in 1807.

Usage

Inflected Forms

magnesites (plural)

Derived Forms

boromagnesite chlormagnesite cupromagnesite hydromagnesite nitromagnesite

Questions

How do you pronounce magnesite?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæɡnəzaɪt/.
What does magnesite mean?: A form of magnesium carbonate, MgCO₃, occurring as dolomite (with calcite) but rarely found in the pure state.
Where does magnesite come from?: Named after its composition in 1807.

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