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zirconite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zir-conite
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A light brown variety of zircon.

Etymology

Etymology tree English zircon Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English zirconite From zircon + -ite.

Inflected Forms

zirconites (plural)

Questions

What does zirconite mean?
A light brown variety of zircon.
Where does zirconite come from?
Etymology tree English zircon Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English zirconite From zircon + -ite.

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