Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

green sand

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: green sand
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aggregate of sand, bentonite clay, pulverized coal, and water, used in making moulds for metal casting.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Green in the sense of being used in a wet state (akin to green wood).

Usage

Inflected Forms

green sands (plural)

Questions

What does green sand mean?: An aggregate of sand, bentonite clay, pulverized coal, and water, used in making moulds for metal casting.
Where does green sand come from?: Green in the sense of being used in a wet state (akin to green wood).

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