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novaculite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
no-va-c-ulite
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of chert, very rich in quartz, that has been used to make whetstones.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin novācula (“dagger”) plus the suffix -ite.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

novaculites (plural)

Derived Forms

novaculitic

Questions

What does novaculite mean?
A variety of chert, very rich in quartz, that has been used to make whetstones.
Where does novaculite come from?
From Latin novācula (“dagger”) plus the suffix -ite.

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