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tainiolite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tain-io-lite
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing fluorine, lithium, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “ribbon”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), because of its tabular crystal habit.

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What does tainiolite mean?
A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing fluorine, lithium, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.
Where does tainiolite come from?
From Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “ribbon”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), because of its tabular crystal habit.

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