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goethite

/ˈɡœtaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
goethite
IPA
/ˈɡœtaɪt/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An iron oxyhydroxide that is the main constituent of rust and in mineral form is an ore.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From German Goethit, named for German polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; by surface analysis, Goethe + -ite.

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

goethites (plural)

Derived Forms

hydrogoethite

Synonyms

gothite

Questions

How do you pronounce goethite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡœtaɪt/.
What does goethite mean?
An iron oxyhydroxide that is the main constituent of rust and in mineral form is an ore.
Where does goethite come from?
It is traced to German.

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