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oldhamite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
old-hamite
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mineral form of calcium sulphide.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Oldham Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English oldhamite From Oldham + -ite.

Inflected Forms

oldhamites (plural)

Questions

What does oldhamite mean?
The mineral form of calcium sulphide.
Where does oldhamite come from?
Etymology tree English Oldham Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English oldhamite From Oldham + -ite.

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