Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

omphacite

/ˈɒmfəsaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: om-phacite
IPA: /ˈɒmfəsaɪt/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a range of green, monoclinic pyroxene minerals found in eclogites and similar rocks; they are solid solutions of jadeite and diopside.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄμφαξ (ómphax, “unripe fruit, especially grapes”) + -ite.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ὄμφαξ
Suffix: ite

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

omphacites (plural)

Derived Forms

omphacitic

Questions

How do you pronounce omphacite?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒmfəsaɪt/.
What does omphacite mean?: Any of a range of green, monoclinic pyroxene minerals found in eclogites and similar rocks; they are solid solutions of jadeite and diopside.
Where does omphacite come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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