Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coccolite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coc-co-l-ite
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mineral diopside.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “kernel”) + -lite.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κόκκος
Suffix: lite

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

coccolites (plural) coccolith (alternative)

Questions

What does coccolite mean?: The mineral diopside.
Where does coccolite come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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