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torbernite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tor-ber-nite
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A radioactive green phosphate mineral, isostructural with autunite, found in granites and other uranium-bearing deposits as a secondary mineral.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Danish Torben + -ite. From Torbern Bergman (1735-1784), Swedish chemist.

Usage

Inflected Forms

torbernites (plural)

Derived Forms

metatorbernite

Synonyms

copper uranite cuprouranite

Questions

What does torbernite mean?
A radioactive green phosphate mineral, isostructural with autunite, found in granites and other uranium-bearing deposits as a secondary mineral.
Where does torbernite come from?
From Danish Torben + -ite. From Torbern Bergman (1735-1784), Swedish chemist.

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