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sylvanite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
syl-van-ite
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Silver gold telluride, a soft metallic mineral ranging in color from steely gray to almost white.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From sylvan + -ite, since it can be found in Transylvania.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

sylvanites (plural)

Derived Forms

sylvanitic

Synonyms

telluride of gold and silver graphic tellurium

Questions

What does sylvanite mean?
Silver gold telluride, a soft metallic mineral ranging in color from steely gray to almost white.
Where does sylvanite come from?
From sylvan + -ite, since it can be found in Transylvania.

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