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chiastolite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chi-as-to-lite
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aluminosilicate mineral having carbon inclusions, a variety of andalusite.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χιαστός (khiastós, “arranged diagonally”) derived from χι (khi, “Greek letter X khi”) + -lite. So called from the resemblance of the crosscuts of its crystals to the Greek letter chi.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

chiastolites (plural)

Derived Forms

chiastolitic

Phrases

chiastolite slate

Synonyms

macle

Questions

What does chiastolite mean?
An aluminosilicate mineral having carbon inclusions, a variety of andalusite.
Where does chiastolite come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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