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mendozavilite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
men-doza-vilite
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A monoclinic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, molybdenum, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and strontium.

Archaic

noun

A group of said minerals with a common chemical base.

Etymology

Named after Mexican geologist Heriberto Mendoza Avila (1924–), who discovered the mineral, + -ite. The mineral was given the suffix of -NaFe in 2010 when more related species were discovered to differentiate it from other species of alternate element dominance.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Derived Forms

paramendozavilite

Phrases

mendozavilite-KCa mendozavilite-NaCu mendozavilite-NaFe

Questions

What does mendozavilite mean?
A monoclinic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, molybdenum, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and strontium.
Where does mendozavilite come from?
Named after Mexican geologist Heriberto Mendoza Avila (1924–), who discovered the mineral, + -ite. The mineral was given the suffix of -NaFe in 2010 when more related species were discovered to differentiate it from other species of alternate element dominance.

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