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orthogneiss

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
or-thogneiss
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gneiss derived from an igneous rock.

Etymology

From ortho- + gneiss.

Inflected Forms

orthogneisses (plural)

Questions

What does orthogneiss mean?
A gneiss derived from an igneous rock.
Where does orthogneiss come from?
From ortho- + gneiss.

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