Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malacolite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mala-co-l-ite
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

diopside

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”) + -lite

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Questions

What does malacolite mean?
diopside
Where does malacolite come from?
Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”) + -lite

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