Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bologna stone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: bolog-na -s-tone
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The phosphorescent form of baryte.

Example Sentences

"It was concerned with the causes of the phosphorescence of the so-called 'Bologna stone' (a mineral named by the author of the book with the more imposing term of litheosphorus)."

Etymology

Specimens were found near Bologna in the 17th century by Vincenzo Casciarolo.

Inflected Forms

Bologna stones (plural) Bolognian stone (alternative)

Questions

What does bologna stone mean?: The phosphorescent form of baryte.
Where does bologna stone come from?: Specimens were found near Bologna in the 17th century by Vincenzo Casciarolo.

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