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achroite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
achroite
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A colourless form of tourmaline

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄχροος (ákhroos), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “color”), + -ite.

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Inflected Forms

achroites (plural)

Questions

What does achroite mean?
A colourless form of tourmaline
Where does achroite come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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