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xanthophyllite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xan-tho-phyl-lite
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A synonym of clintonite. The International Mineralogical Association's Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) recommends using clintonite as a replacement in all cases.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”) and φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”), for its color and micaceous appearance, + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

xanthophyllites (plural)

Synonyms

clintonite

Questions

What does xanthophyllite mean?
A synonym of clintonite. The International Mineralogical Association's Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) recommends using clintonite as a replacement in all cases.
Where does xanthophyllite come from?
From Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”) and φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”), for its color and micaceous appearance, + -ite.

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