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petalite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
petal-ite
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare pegmatitic mineral, a lithium aluminosilicate, with the chemical formula LiAlSi₄O₁₀; used in the manufacture of crystallized glass ceramics.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

petalites (plural)

Questions

What does petalite mean?
A rare pegmatitic mineral, a lithium aluminosilicate, with the chemical formula LiAlSi₄O₁₀; used in the manufacture of crystallized glass ceramics.
Where does petalite come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English petalite From Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon) + English -ite.

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