Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mullite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: mul-lite
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, oxygen, and silicon.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named for type locality Mull (Scotland) + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ite

Usage

Inflected Forms

mullites (plural)

Questions

What does mullite mean?: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, oxygen, and silicon.
Where does mullite come from?: Named for type locality Mull (Scotland) + -ite.

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