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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

francolite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fran-co-l-ite
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of lewistonite (“variety of fluorapatite”)

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named for type locality Wheal Franco (a former copper mine in Tavistock, in Devon, England) + -lite.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

francolites (plural)

Synonyms

lewistonite

Questions

What does francolite mean?
Synonym of lewistonite (“variety of fluorapatite”)
Where does francolite come from?
Named for type locality Wheal Franco (a former copper mine in Tavistock, in Devon, England) + -lite.

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