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ultramafic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
ul-tra-maf-ic
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing igneous rocks that contain magnesium and iron and only a very small amount of silica, such as are found in the Earth’s mantle.

noun

A rock with such properties.

Etymology

From ultra- + mafic.

Inflected Forms

more ultramafic (comparative) most ultramafic (superlative) ultramafics (plural)

Synonyms

ultrabasic

Questions

What does ultramafic mean?
Describing igneous rocks that contain magnesium and iron and only a very small amount of silica, such as are found in the Earth’s mantle.
Where does ultramafic come from?
From ultra- + mafic.

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