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californite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cal-i-for-nite
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A green vesuvianite found in California, resembling jade and used as a gemstone.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English California Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English californite From California + -ite.

Usage

Inflected Forms

californites (plural)

Synonyms

vesuvianite jade Vesuvian jade

Questions

What does californite mean?
A green vesuvianite found in California, resembling jade and used as a gemstone.
Where does californite come from?
Etymology tree English California Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English californite From California + -ite.

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