Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scapolite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scapo-lite
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several mixed sodium and calcium aluminosilicates which also contain chloride, carbonate and sulfate and are found in metamorphic rocks

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Ancient Greek a staff, or Latin scapus a stem, stalk + -lite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lite

Usage

Inflected Forms

scapolites (plural)

Derived Forms

scapolitic scapolitize

Questions

What does scapolite mean?: Any of several mixed sodium and calcium aluminosilicates which also contain chloride, carbonate and sulfate and are found in metamorphic rocks
Where does scapolite come from?: Ancient Greek a staff, or Latin scapus a stem, stalk + -lite.

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