bowenite

bow·en·ite

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boh-uh-nahyt]
- /ˈboʊ əˌnaɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boh-uh-nahyt]
- /ˈboʊ əˌnaɪt/

Definitions of bowenite word

noun bowenite a compact and dense variety of green serpentine resembling jade. 1
noun bowenite (mineralogy) A hard, compact variety of the serpentine species antigorite. 0

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Origin of bowenite

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

1840-50; named after G. T. Bowen, 19th-century American geologist; see -ite1

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Parts of speech for Bowenite

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bowenite popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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