Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kandite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kan-dite
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of clay minerals that includes halloysite.

Etymology

Acronym formed from the initial letters of the minerals kaolinite, nacrite, dickite + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: -ite

Inflected Forms

kandites (plural)

Questions

What does kandite mean?: Any of a group of clay minerals that includes halloysite.
Where does kandite come from?: Acronym formed from the initial letters of the minerals kaolinite, nacrite, dickite + -ite.

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