Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tephrite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tephrite
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin tephrītis and Ancient Greek τεφρῖτις (tephrîtis). By surface analysis, tephro- + -ite.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *dʰegʷʰ-, tephrītis, τεφρῖτις

Usage

Inflected Forms

tephrites (plural)

Derived Forms

tephritic

Questions

What does tephrite mean?: An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both.
Where does tephrite come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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