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hetaerolite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
het-aero-lite
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal black mineral containing manganese, oxygen, and zinc.

Etymology

From hetaero- + -lite, from Ancient Greek ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, “companion”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), because it was always found in its type locality alongside chalcophanite.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

hydrohetaerolite

Questions

What does hetaerolite mean?
A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal black mineral containing manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
Where does hetaerolite come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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