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pargasite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
par-g-a-site
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A complex inosilicate mineral of the amphibole group.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Pargas + -ite, after its locality in Finland.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pargasites (plural)

Derived Forms

ferropargasite pargasitic potassicpargasite

Questions

What does pargasite mean?
A complex inosilicate mineral of the amphibole group.
Where does pargasite come from?
From Pargas + -ite, after its locality in Finland.

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