Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

analcime

/əˈnæl.siːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: anal-cime
IPA: /əˈnæl.siːm/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sodium aluminosilicate with a chemical formula NaAlSi₂O₆·H₂O, having a zeolite structure, found in alkaline basalts.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named in 1801 after the property of attaining weak electricity when heated or subjected to friction; from the Ancient Greek ἀνάλκιμος (análkimos, “weak”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀνάλκιμος

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈnæl.siːm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

analcimes (plural)

Synonyms

analcite

Questions

How do you pronounce analcime?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈnæl.siːm/.
What does analcime mean?: A sodium aluminosilicate with a chemical formula NaAlSi₂O₆·H₂O, having a zeolite structure, found in alkaline basalts.
Where does analcime come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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