Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saussurite

/ˈsoʊsjʊəɹaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: saus-surite
IPA: /ˈsoʊsjʊəɹaɪt/

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tough, compact mineral aggregate, of a white, greenish, or greyish colour. It is an aggregate of albite, zoisite, prehnite and other aluminium silicates, and is produced by the alteration of feldspar.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after Swiss explorer Horace Bénédict de Saussure,. See Saussure.

Usage

Inflected Forms

saussurites (plural)

Derived Forms

saussuritic saussuritised saussuritization saussuritize

Questions

How do you pronounce saussurite?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsoʊsjʊəɹaɪt/.
What does saussurite mean?: A tough, compact mineral aggregate, of a white, greenish, or greyish colour. It is an aggregate of albite, zoisite, prehnite and other aluminium silicates, and is produced by the alteration of feldspar.
Where does saussurite come from?: Named after Swiss explorer Horace Bénédict de Saussure,. See Saussure.

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