Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dunnite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dun-nite
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ammonium picrate, used as an explosive.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Dunn + -ite, after U.S. Army major Beverly Dunn, who developed it.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Dunn

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does dunnite mean?: Ammonium picrate, used as an explosive.
Where does dunnite come from?: From Dunn + -ite, after U.S. Army major Beverly Dunn, who developed it.

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