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epsomite

/ˈɛpsəmˌaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ep-somite
IPA
/ˈɛpsəmˌaɪt/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate, also found in fumaroles, with the chemical formula MgSO₄·7H₂O.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Epsom + -ite, named after the place Epsom in England in 1824.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

epsomites (plural)

Synonyms

Epsom salts

Questions

How do you pronounce epsomite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛpsəmˌaɪt/.
What does epsomite mean?
An evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate, also found in fumaroles, with the chemical formula MgSO₄·7H₂O.
Where does epsomite come from?
From Epsom + -ite, named after the place Epsom in England in 1824.

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