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khmaralite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
khmar-alite
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A monoclinic-prismatic very dark green mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named for type locality, Khmara Bay, in turn named after Soviet tractor driver Ivan Fedorovich Khmara (1936–1956) who died in that area of Soviet-operated Antarctica. The suffix -lite is from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

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Inflected Forms

khmaralites (plural)

Questions

What does khmaralite mean?
A monoclinic-prismatic very dark green mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
Where does khmaralite come from?
Named for type locality, Khmara Bay, in turn named after Soviet tractor driver Ivan Fedorovich Khmara (1936–1956) who died in that area of Soviet-operated Antarctica. The suffix -lite is from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

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