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rock varnish

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
rock- -var-nish
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dark coating on rock surfaces exposed to the atmosphere, mostly comprising clay and oxides, which grows at only a few micrometers per thousand years; found especially in arid deserts.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

rock varnishes (plural)

Synonyms

desert varnish

Questions

What does rock varnish mean?
A dark coating on rock surfaces exposed to the atmosphere, mostly comprising clay and oxides, which grows at only a few micrometers per thousand years; found especially in arid deserts.

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