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wavellite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wavel-lite
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hydrated aluminium phosphate, Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH,F)₃·5H₂O, sometimes mined as a source of phosphorus.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after British naturalist Dr. William Wavell (1750–1829), who discovered the mineral, + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

wavellites (plural)

Derived Forms

wavellitic

Questions

What does wavellite mean?
A hydrated aluminium phosphate, Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH,F)₃·5H₂O, sometimes mined as a source of phosphorus.
Where does wavellite come from?
Named after British naturalist Dr. William Wavell (1750–1829), who discovered the mineral, + -ite.

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