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wadsleyite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wad-s-leyite
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An orthorhombic form of olivine produced under very high pressure

Uncountable

Etymology

From Wadsley + -ite, named after geologist Dr. Arthur David Wadsley.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

wadsleyites (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ringwoodite

Questions

What does wadsleyite mean?
An orthorhombic form of olivine produced under very high pressure
Where does wadsleyite come from?
From Wadsley + -ite, named after geologist Dr. Arthur David Wadsley.

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