Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

witherite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: witherite
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yellow-grey mineral form of barium carbonate, BaCO₃

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

After the English physician and mineralogist William Withering (1741-1799) in 1790.

Usage

Inflected Forms

witherites (plural)

Questions

What does witherite mean?: A yellow-grey mineral form of barium carbonate, BaCO₃
Where does witherite come from?: After the English physician and mineralogist William Withering (1741-1799) in 1790.

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