Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sperrylite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sper-rylite
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An isometric-diploidal tin white mineral containing arsenic and platinum.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after American chemist Francis Louis Sperry (1861–1906), + -lite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lite

Usage

Inflected Forms

sperrylites (plural)

Questions

What does sperrylite mean?: An isometric-diploidal tin white mineral containing arsenic and platinum.
Where does sperrylite come from?: Named after American chemist Francis Louis Sperry (1861–1906), + -lite.

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