Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spessartine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spes-sar-tine
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of garnet, a neosilicate of manganese and aluminium with the chemical formula Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Spessart + -ine, after its type locality.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Spessart

Usage

Inflected Forms

spessartines (plural) spessartite (alternative)

Questions

What does spessartine mean?: A type of garnet, a neosilicate of manganese and aluminium with the chemical formula Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃.
Where does spessartine come from?: From Spessart + -ine, after its type locality.

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