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kermesite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ker-me-site
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing antimony, oxygen, and sulfur.

Uncountable

Etymology

From kermes + -ite. Named after the dye kermes, and named thus, owing to the grainy reddish hue that the mineral often has. The name dates from 1832.

Usage

Inflected Forms

kermesites (plural)

Questions

What does kermesite mean?
A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing antimony, oxygen, and sulfur.
Where does kermesite come from?
From kermes + -ite. Named after the dye kermes, and named thus, owing to the grainy reddish hue that the mineral often has. The name dates from 1832.

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