Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sylvite

/sˈɪlvˌaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sylvite
IPA: /sˈɪlvˌaɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

After the surname of Dutch scientist Franciscus Sylvius + -ite.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sylvites (plural)

Synonyms

sylvine

Questions

How do you pronounce sylvite?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɪlvˌaɪt/.
What does sylvite mean?: An evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles.
Where does sylvite come from?: After the surname of Dutch scientist Franciscus Sylvius + -ite.

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