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fiorite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fior-ite
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of opal occurring in the cavities of volcanic tuff, having a pearly lustre and forming botryoidal masses.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English Santa Fiora Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English fiorite From Santa Fiora + -ite.

Usage

Questions

What does fiorite mean?
A variety of opal occurring in the cavities of volcanic tuff, having a pearly lustre and forming botryoidal masses.
Where does fiorite come from?
Etymology tree English Santa Fiora Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English fiorite From Santa Fiora + -ite.

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