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torbanite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tor-ban-ite
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of coal, derived from colonial algae, that resembles carbonaceous shale.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Torbane + -ite, after Torbane Hill near Bathgate in Scotland, its main location of occurrence.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

torbanites (plural)

Derived Forms

torbanitic

Synonyms

boghead coal

Questions

What does torbanite mean?
A variety of coal, derived from colonial algae, that resembles carbonaceous shale.
Where does torbanite come from?
From Torbane + -ite, after Torbane Hill near Bathgate in Scotland, its main location of occurrence.

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