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rhodochrosite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
rhodochrosite
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate MnCO₃.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥοδόχρως (rhodókhrōs, “having rosy colour”), from ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “colour”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

rhodochrosites (plural)

Synonyms

dialogite red manganese

Questions

What does rhodochrosite mean?
A crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate MnCO₃.
Where does rhodochrosite come from?
From Ancient Greek ῥοδόχρως (rhodókhrōs, “having rosy colour”), from ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “colour”).

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