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brownmillerite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
brown-mil-lerite
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mineral with the chemical formula Ca₂(Al,Fe⁺⁺⁺)₂O₅, found in metamorphosed limestone.

Etymology

Lorrin Thomas Brownmiller (1902-1988), American chemist, + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

brownmillerites (plural)

Questions

What does brownmillerite mean?
A mineral with the chemical formula Ca₂(Al,Fe⁺⁺⁺)₂O₅, found in metamorphosed limestone.
Where does brownmillerite come from?
Lorrin Thomas Brownmiller (1902-1988), American chemist, + -ite.

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