Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smaragdite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: smaragdite
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite and some varieties of gabbro.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Compare French smaragdite; so called from its emerald-green color. See smaragd.

Usage

Inflected Forms

smaragdites (plural)

Questions

What does smaragdite mean?: A green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite and some varieties of gabbro.
Where does smaragdite come from?: Compare French smaragdite; so called from its emerald-green color. See smaragd.

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