Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phosphorite

/fˈɑsfɚˌaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: phos-pho-rite
IPA: /fˈɑsfɚˌaɪt/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a sedimentary rock rich in phosphate minerals such as apatite

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English phosphor Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English phosphorite From phosphor + -ite.

Usage

Inflected Forms

phosphorites (plural)

Derived Forms

phosphoritic

Questions

How do you pronounce phosphorite?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɑsfɚˌaɪt/.
What does phosphorite mean?: a sedimentary rock rich in phosphate minerals such as apatite
Where does phosphorite come from?: Etymology tree English phosphor Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English phosphorite From phosphor + -ite.

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