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encrinite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-cri-nite
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fossil crinoid, especially one belonging to, or resembling, the genus †Encrinus.

Obsolete

noun

A type of grain-supported bioclastic sedimentary rock in which all or most of the grains are crinoid ossicles.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-, “in”) + κρίνον (krínon, “lily”): compare French encrinite.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

encrinites (plural)

Derived Forms

encrinital encrinitic encrinitical

Questions

What does encrinite mean?
A fossil crinoid, especially one belonging to, or resembling, the genus †Encrinus.
Where does encrinite come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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