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dumortierite

du·mor·ti·er·ite
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [doo-mawr-tee-uh-rahyt, dyoo-]
    • /duˈmɔr ti əˌraɪt, dyu-/
    • /djˈuːmɔːtˌiəraɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doo-mawr-tee-uh-rahyt, dyoo-]
    • /duˈmɔr ti əˌraɪt, dyu-/

Definitions of dumortierite word

  • noun dumortierite a mineral, aluminum borosilicate. 1
  • noun dumortierite a hard fibrous blue or green mineral consisting of hydrated aluminium borosilicate. Formula: Al7O3BO3(SiO4)3 0
  • noun dumortierite (mineralogy) A fibrous aluminium boro-silicate mineral that occurs in various colours. 0
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Origin of dumortierite

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; < French, named after Eugène Dumortier, 19th-century French paleontologist; see -ite1

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Parts of speech for Dumortierite

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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dumortierite popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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