Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyroxene

/paɪˈɹɑk.sin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: py-rox-ene
IPA: /paɪˈɹɑk.sin/

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.

Example Sentences

"By the pathside, there are occasional large boulders that shown black crystals the size of a fingernail; these are pyroxene minerals that had time to crystallise out deep within the chamber of liquid rock – or magma – beneath the volcano."

Etymology

From French pyroxène, from pyro- + Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “stranger”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: pyroxène, ξένος

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /paɪˈɹɑk.sin/
British English: /paɪˈɹɒk.siːn/

Inflected Forms

pyroxenes (plural)

Derived Forms

clinopyroxene orthopyroxene pyribole pyroxenic pyroxenite pyroxenoid pyroxmangite

Phrases

orthorhombic pyroxene

Questions

How do you pronounce pyroxene?: The recorded pronunciation is /paɪˈɹɑk.sin/.
What does pyroxene mean?: Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.
Where does pyroxene come from?: It is traced to French.

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