Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bixbyite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bixbyite
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare manganese iron oxide mineral with a black metallic appearance.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Maynard Bixby, American mineralogist, + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ite

Usage

Inflected Forms

bixbyites (plural)

Questions

What does bixbyite mean?: A rare manganese iron oxide mineral with a black metallic appearance.
Where does bixbyite come from?: Maynard Bixby, American mineralogist, + -ite.

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