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lechatelierite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lechate-lierite
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of natural or artificial glass formed by the sudden melting of silica sand or sandstone by extreme heat (for instance, from a lightning strike, impact event, or nuclear explosion), followed by rapid cooling.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Henry Louis Le Chatelier, the French chemist

Usage

Inflected Forms

lechatelierites (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

fulgurite

Synonyms

quartz glass quartz vitreous silica crystal

Questions

What does lechatelierite mean?
A type of natural or artificial glass formed by the sudden melting of silica sand or sandstone by extreme heat (for instance, from a lightning strike, impact event, or nuclear explosion), followed by rapid cooling.
Where does lechatelierite come from?
From Henry Louis Le Chatelier, the French chemist

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