Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lamprophyre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lam-pro-phyre
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous rock primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λαμπρός (lamprós, “bright”) + φύρω (phúrō, “to mix”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: λαμπρός

Inflected Forms

lamprophyres (plural)

Derived Forms

lamprophyric

Questions

What does lamprophyre mean?: An uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous rock primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions.
Where does lamprophyre come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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