Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bicchulite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bic-chulite
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An isometric-hextetrahedral colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

Etymology

From Bicchu + -lite. From Japanese 備中/備州 (“Bitchū/Bishū”); Named for the locality Bitchū, Okayama, Japan; where the Fuka mine is located, from which the mineral was discovered.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 備中/備州
Suffix: Bicchu

Frequently Paired Words

fukalite

Questions

What does bicchulite mean?: An isometric-hextetrahedral colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
Where does bicchulite come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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