Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

covellite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cov-el-lite
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shiny indigo-blue sulfide mineral, CuS, that is an ore of copper.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after Italian mineralogist Niccolo Covelli (1790–1829) + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ite

Usage

Inflected Forms

covellites (plural)

Derived Forms

covellitic

Questions

What does covellite mean?: A shiny indigo-blue sulfide mineral, CuS, that is an ore of copper.
Where does covellite come from?: Named after Italian mineralogist Niccolo Covelli (1790–1829) + -ite.

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