Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

symplectite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sym-plec-tite
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An intimate intergrowth of two or more different crystals, formed from the breakdown of unstable phases, consisting of minerals, ceramics, or metals.

Example Sentences

"The Phe + Qtz symplectite, grown preferentially along the planar perthitic exsolution lamellae, indicates that the albite exsolution (i.e., a first retrogression) occurred before the eclogite-facies metamorphism […]."

Etymology

From -ite.

Inflected Forms

symplectites (plural) symplektite (alternative)

Derived Forms

symplectitic

Frequently Paired Words

symplectic

Questions

What does symplectite mean?: An intimate intergrowth of two or more different crystals, formed from the breakdown of unstable phases, consisting of minerals, ceramics, or metals.
Where does symplectite come from?: From -ite.

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