Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calcareobituminous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cal-care-o-bi-tu-mi-nous
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.

Example Sentences

"Here and there, also, deposits bearing testimony to the existence of fresh or brackish-water lagoons, filled with calcareobituminous mud"

Etymology

From calcareo- + bituminous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: calcareo

Questions

What does calcareobituminous mean?: Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.
Where does calcareobituminous come from?: From calcareo- + bituminous.

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