Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

linnaeite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lin-naeite
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cobalt sulfide mineral that forms a series with polydymite.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named in honour of Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: -ite

Usage

Inflected Forms

linnaeites (plural)

Questions

What does linnaeite mean?: A cobalt sulfide mineral that forms a series with polydymite.
Where does linnaeite come from?: Named in honour of Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) + -ite.

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