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lingunite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lin-gu-nite
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tetragonal high pressure form of albite, a tektosilicate mineral found in meteorites with formula NaAlSi₃O₈ although calcium may substitute for sodium.

Etymology

Named after Lin-gun Liu who first synthesized the material in 1978 at the Australian National University + -ite

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does lingunite mean?
A tetragonal high pressure form of albite, a tektosilicate mineral found in meteorites with formula NaAlSi₃O₈ although calcium may substitute for sodium.
Where does lingunite come from?
Named after Lin-gun Liu who first synthesized the material in 1978 at the Australian National University + -ite

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