Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nigrite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nigrite
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An insulating material consisting of the impure residuum obtained in the distillation of paraffin.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin niger (“black”) + -ite.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: niger
Suffix: ite

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does nigrite mean?: An insulating material consisting of the impure residuum obtained in the distillation of paraffin.
Where does nigrite come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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