Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proustite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: proustite
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mineral, Ag₃AsS₃, often found with pyrargyrite in silver veins.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after French chemist Joseph L. Proust (1754-1826) in 1832, + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ite

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

proustites (plural)

Questions

What does proustite mean?: A mineral, Ag₃AsS₃, often found with pyrargyrite in silver veins.
Where does proustite come from?: Named after French chemist Joseph L. Proust (1754-1826) in 1832, + -ite.

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