Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hercynite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: her-cynite
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing aluminum, iron, and oxygen.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

-ite

Usage

Inflected Forms

hercynites (plural)

Derived Forms

hercynitic

Questions

What does hercynite mean?: An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing aluminum, iron, and oxygen.
Where does hercynite come from?: -ite

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