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sarcolite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sar-co-l-ite
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

Uncountable

Etymology

From sarco- + -lite, from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) for its reddish fleshy color, and λίθος (líthos, “stone”) for being a mineral.

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Inflected Forms

sarcolites (plural)

Questions

What does sarcolite mean?
A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
Where does sarcolite come from?
From sarco- + -lite, from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) for its reddish fleshy color, and λίθος (líthos, “stone”) for being a mineral.

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