Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schreibersite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
schreiber-site
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tetragonal iron nickel phosphide mineral most commonly found in meteorites.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Schreibers + -ite, after Austrian scientist Karl Franz Anton von Schreibers (1775-1852).

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What does schreibersite mean?
A tetragonal iron nickel phosphide mineral most commonly found in meteorites.
Where does schreibersite come from?
From Schreibers + -ite, after Austrian scientist Karl Franz Anton von Schreibers (1775-1852).

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