Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uranophane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ura-no-phane
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare yellow radioactive calcium uranium silicate hydrate mineral that forms from the oxidation of uranium-bearing minerals.

Uncountable

Etymology

From urano- + phane.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: urano

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

uranophanes (plural)

Synonyms

uranotile

Questions

What does uranophane mean?: A rare yellow radioactive calcium uranium silicate hydrate mineral that forms from the oxidation of uranium-bearing minerals.
Where does uranophane come from?: From urano- + phane.

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