Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tungstenite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tung-sten-ite
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mineral now known as scheelite

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From tungsten + -ite.

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Questions

What does tungstenite mean?
The mineral now known as scheelite
Where does tungstenite come from?
From tungsten + -ite.

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