Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trondhjemite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trond-hjemite
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A leucocratic intrusive igneous rock, a variety of tonalite in which the plagioclase is mostly in the form of oligoclase.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Trondhjem + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Trondhjem

Usage

Inflected Forms

trondhjemites (plural)

Derived Forms

trondhjemitic

Phrases

tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite

Frequently Paired Words

plagiogranite

Questions

What does trondhjemite mean?: A leucocratic intrusive igneous rock, a variety of tonalite in which the plagioclase is mostly in the form of oligoclase.
Where does trondhjemite come from?: From Trondhjem + -ite.

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