coffinite

cof·fin·ite

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kaw-fi-nahyt, kof-i-]
- /ˈkɔ fɪ naɪt, ˈkɒf ɪ-/
- /kˈɒfɪnət/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kaw-fi-nahyt, kof-i-]
- /ˈkɔ fɪ naɪt, ˈkɒf ɪ-/

Definitions of coffinite word

noun coffinite a uranium-bearing silicate mineral 3
noun coffinite a mineral, black uranous silicate, USiO 4 , an important ore of uranium. 1
noun coffinite (mineralogy) A brown or black uranium-bearing silicate mineral. 0

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Origin of coffinite

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55; coffin + -ite1

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Parts of speech for Coffinite

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Coffinite

coffinite popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% 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.

coffinite usage trend in Literature

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