Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

charnockite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: charnock-ite
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Geologically, the EG consist of charnockite with minor bands of pyroxin granulate and magnetite quartzite."

Etymology

From Charnock + -ite, after Job Charnock, whose tombstone was made out of it.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Charnock

Usage

Inflected Forms

charnockites (plural)

Derived Forms

charnockitic

Questions

What does charnockite mean?: An orthopyroxene-bearing quartz-feldspar rock.
Where does charnockite come from?: From Charnock + -ite, after Job Charnock, whose tombstone was made out of it.

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