Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cahnite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cah-nite
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing arsenic, boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Cahn + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Cahn

Usage

Inflected Forms

cahnites (plural)

Questions

What does cahnite mean?: A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing arsenic, boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Where does cahnite come from?: From Cahn + -ite.

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