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griphite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
griphite
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vitreous, resinous, yellow or dark-brown, molecular compound that is both diploidal and isometric.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek γρῖφος (grîphos) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English griphite From Ancient Greek γρῖφος (grîphos, “puzzle”) + English -ite. The compound has a puzzling composition.

Inflected Forms

griphites (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

graphite

Questions

What does griphite mean?
A vitreous, resinous, yellow or dark-brown, molecular compound that is both diploidal and isometric.
Where does griphite come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek γρῖφος (grîphos) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English griphite From Ancient Greek γρῖφος (grîphos, “puzzle”) + English -ite. The compound has a puzzling composition.

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