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maskelynite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
maske-lynite
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A glassy phase found in some meteorites and impact craters, typically similar in composition to plagioclase feldspar.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Maskelyne + -ite, after Mervyn Herbert Nevil Story Maskelyne, British geologist.

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Inflected Forms

maskelynites (plural)

Questions

What does maskelynite mean?
A glassy phase found in some meteorites and impact craters, typically similar in composition to plagioclase feldspar.
Where does maskelynite come from?
From Maskelyne + -ite, after Mervyn Herbert Nevil Story Maskelyne, British geologist.

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