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heliolite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
he-li-o-lite
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of feldspar, closely related to orthoclase

Etymology

From helio- + -lite, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”); analogous to sunstone.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

heliolites (plural)

Synonyms

sunstone aventurine feldspar

Questions

What does heliolite mean?
A variety of feldspar, closely related to orthoclase
Where does heliolite come from?
From helio- + -lite, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”); analogous to sunstone.

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