Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poitevinite

/ˌpɔɪtəˈvɪnaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poitevi-nite
IPA: /ˌpɔɪtəˈvɪnaɪt/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after Canadian mineralogist Théophile Eugène Poitevin (1888–1978) + -ite. The surname is of French origin, see Poitevin.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -ite
Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

poitevinites (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce poitevinite?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɔɪtəˈvɪnaɪt/.
What does poitevinite mean?: A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc.
Where does poitevinite come from?: It is traced to French.

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