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pyrochlore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
py-rochlore
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mineral whose composition is that of a mixed niobate mostly of sodium, calcium and cerium, (Na,Ca)₂Nb₂O₆(OH,F).

Countable; Uncountable

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Inflected Forms

pyrochlores (plural)

Derived Forms

bariopyrochlore bismutopyrochlore ceriopyrochlore plumbopyrochlore pyrochloric strontiopyrochlore uranpyrochlore

Questions

What does pyrochlore mean?
A mineral whose composition is that of a mixed niobate mostly of sodium, calcium and cerium, (Na,Ca)₂Nb₂O₆(OH,F).

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