Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sericitization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: seric-i-t-i-za-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The hydrothermal or metamorphic alteration of a mineral, often plagioclase, into sericite (a white mica).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From sericite + -ization.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sericitizations (plural)

Questions

What does sericitization mean?: The hydrothermal or metamorphic alteration of a mineral, often plagioclase, into sericite (a white mica).
Where does sericitization come from?: From sericite + -ization.

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