Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyroxenite

/paɪˈɹɑksin.aɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: py-rox-en-ite
IPA: /paɪˈɹɑksin.aɪt/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

pyroxenites (plural)

Derived Forms

pyroxenitic

Questions

How do you pronounce pyroxenite?: The recorded pronunciation is /paɪˈɹɑksin.aɪt/.
What does pyroxenite mean?: A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.
Where does pyroxenite come from?: Etymology tree English pyroxene Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English pyroxenite From pyroxene + -ite.

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