Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cimolite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cimo-lite
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A soft clayey mineral of whitish or greyish colour.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

First attested in 1801; formed as Latin Cimōlia (from the Ancient Greek Κιμωλία γῆ (Kimōlía gê, “earth of Kimolos”) — Cimōlus being the former name of Argentiera) + English -ite.

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Questions

What does cimolite mean?
A soft clayey mineral of whitish or greyish colour.
Where does cimolite come from?
First attested in 1801; formed as Latin Cimōlia (from the Ancient Greek Κιμωλία γῆ (Kimōlía gê, “earth of Kimolos”) — Cimōlus being the former name of Argentiera) + English -ite.

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