Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nummulitic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: num-mulitic
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to or consisting of nummulites, especially as designating a type of Eocene limestone formation.

Example Sentences

"Such was the abundance of Nummulites throughout the length of the Tethys that in many places their remains formed a distinctive kind of rock called nummulitic limestone which, since ancient times, has been much favoured for construction."

Etymology

From nummulite + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nummulite

Questions

What does nummulitic mean?: Pertaining to or consisting of nummulites, especially as designating a type of Eocene limestone formation.
Where does nummulitic come from?: From nummulite + -ic.

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