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kornerupine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ko-rnerupine
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare boro-silicate mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe²⁺)₄(Al,Fe³⁺)₆(SiO₄,BO₄)₅(O,OH)₂, some varieties of which are valued as gemstones.

Etymology

Named after Andreas Nikolaus Kornerup (1857–1883), Danish geologist + -ine.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

kornerupines (plural)

Questions

What does kornerupine mean?
A rare boro-silicate mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe²⁺)₄(Al,Fe³⁺)₆(SiO₄,BO₄)₅(O,OH)₂, some varieties of which are valued as gemstones.
Where does kornerupine come from?
Named after Andreas Nikolaus Kornerup (1857–1883), Danish geologist + -ine.

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