Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leucophanite

/l(j)uːˈkɒfənaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leu-co-phan-ite
IPA: /l(j)uːˈkɒfənaɪt/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sorosilicate mineral that occurs in pegmatites and alkali igneous complexes as yellow, greenish or white triclinic crystals.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Originally named Leukophan (1840) by the Norwegian mineralogist Jens Esmark, in allusion to its whitish color, from leuco- (white) + -phane (“appearing”). The suffix -ite, added later, is used to form nouns denoting minerals.

Usage

Inflected Forms

leucophanites (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce leucophanite?: The recorded pronunciation is /l(j)uːˈkɒfənaɪt/.
What does leucophanite mean?: A sorosilicate mineral that occurs in pegmatites and alkali igneous complexes as yellow, greenish or white triclinic crystals.
Where does leucophanite come from?: Originally named Leukophan (1840) by the Norwegian mineralogist Jens Esmark, in allusion to its whitish color, from leuco- (white) + -phane (“appearing”). The suffix -ite, added later, is used to form nouns denoting minerals.

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