glaucodot

glau·co·dot

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [glaw-kuh-dot]
- /ˈglɔ kəˌdɒt/
- /ɡlˈɔːkədˌɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glaw-kuh-dot]
- /ˈglɔ kəˌdɒt/

Definitions of glaucodot word

noun glaucodot a mineral, iron and cobalt sulfarsenide, (Co,Fe)AsS, occurring in grayish-white crystals. 1
noun glaucodot (mineralogy) A cobalt iron arsenic sulfide mineral. 0

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Origin of glaucodot

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

1840-50; < German Glaukodot, equivalent to glauko- glauco- + -dot < Greek dōtḗr giver

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Parts of speech for Glaucodot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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glaucodot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% 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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