mineraloid

min·er·al·oid

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [min-er-uh-loid]
- /ˈmɪn ər əˌlɔɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [min-er-uh-loid]
- /ˈmɪn ər əˌlɔɪd/

Definitions of mineraloid word

noun mineraloid a mineral substance that does not have a definite chemical formula or crystal form. 1
noun mineraloid A substance that resembles a mineral but does not exhibit crystallinity. 1

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Origin of mineraloid

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15; mineral + -oid

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Parts of speech for Mineraloid

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mineraloid

mineraloid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% 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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