Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

limburgite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lim-bur-gite
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dark volcanic rock resembling basalt and consisting essentially of olivine and augite with a brownish glassy groundmass.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Limburg + -ite.

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What does limburgite mean?
A dark volcanic rock resembling basalt and consisting essentially of olivine and augite with a brownish glassy groundmass.
Where does limburgite come from?
From Limburg + -ite.

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