Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tholeiitic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: tholei-itic
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to tholeiite.

Example Sentences

"They are built from a different kind of lava, much gummier than that of the free-flowing tholeiitic basalt."

Etymology

From tholeiite + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tholeiite

Questions

What does tholeiitic mean?: Of or pertaining to tholeiite.
Where does tholeiitic come from?: From tholeiite + -ic.

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