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chiolite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chi-o-lite
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, and sodium.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χιών (khiṓn, “snow”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”), because of its resemblance to cryolite (also Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “cold”)).

Usage

Inflected Forms

chiolites (plural)

Questions

What does chiolite mean?
A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, and sodium.
Where does chiolite come from?
From Ancient Greek χιών (khiṓn, “snow”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”), because of its resemblance to cryolite (also Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “cold”)).

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