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halloysite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hal-loysite
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A monoclinic-domatic clay mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Belgian geologist Omalius d'Halloy + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

halloysites (plural)

Derived Forms

halloysitic

Questions

What does halloysite mean?
A monoclinic-domatic clay mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
Where does halloysite come from?
From Belgian geologist Omalius d'Halloy + -ite.

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