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ixiolite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ix-i-o-lite
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, and tin.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Greek mythical character Ixion, + -lite. This mineral contains tantalum, named after Tantalus, who is another Greek mythical figure with whom Ixion had a similarity in that they both are punished in Tartarus.

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Inflected Forms

ixiolites (plural)

Questions

What does ixiolite mean?
A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, and tin.
Where does ixiolite come from?
From the Greek mythical character Ixion, + -lite. This mineral contains tantalum, named after Tantalus, who is another Greek mythical figure with whom Ixion had a similarity in that they both are punished in Tartarus.

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