Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

picrite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pi-crite
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of high-magnesium olivine basalt.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πικρός (pikrós, “bitter”) + -ite.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: πικρός

Usage

Inflected Forms

picrites (plural)

Derived Forms

picritic xanthopicrite

Synonyms

picrobasalt

Questions

What does picrite mean?
A variety of high-magnesium olivine basalt.
Where does picrite come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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