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rensselaerite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rens-se-laerite
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A soft, compact variety of talc. It is an altered pyroxene, sometimes worked in a lathe into inkstands and other articles, found in New York and Canada.

Uncountable

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Etymology

After Stephen Van Rensselaer, founder in 1824 of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Usage

Questions

What does rensselaerite mean?
A soft, compact variety of talc. It is an altered pyroxene, sometimes worked in a lathe into inkstands and other articles, found in New York and Canada.
Where does rensselaerite come from?
After Stephen Van Rensselaer, founder in 1824 of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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