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descloizite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-scloizite
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare orthorhombic mineral consisting of basic lead and zinc vanadate, isomorphous with olivenite.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Alfred Des Cloizeaux (1817-1897), French mineralogist, + -ite.

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Inflected Forms

descloizites (plural)

Questions

What does descloizite mean?
A rare orthorhombic mineral consisting of basic lead and zinc vanadate, isomorphous with olivenite.
Where does descloizite come from?
Alfred Des Cloizeaux (1817-1897), French mineralogist, + -ite.

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