Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calc-sinter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: cal-c-s-in-ter
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of calcareous sinter.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From German Kalk (Latin calx, calcis (“lime”)) + English sinter.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Kalk, calx

Usage

Inflected Forms

calc-sinters (plural)

Questions

What does calc-sinter mean?: Abbreviation of calcareous sinter.
Where does calc-sinter come from?: It is traced to German.

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