Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vaterite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: va-terite
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polymorph of calcium carbonate, chemical formula CaCO₃.

Etymology

Named after German mineralogist Heinrich Vater, + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ite

Inflected Forms

vaterites (plural)

Derived Forms

vateritic

Synonyms

mu-calcium carbonate

Questions

What does vaterite mean?: A polymorph of calcium carbonate, chemical formula CaCO₃.
Where does vaterite come from?: Named after German mineralogist Heinrich Vater, + -ite.

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