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roscoelite

ros·coe·lite
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ros-koh-lahyt]
    • /ˈrɒs koʊˌlaɪt/
    • /rˈɒskəʊlˌaɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ros-koh-lahyt]
    • /ˈrɒs koʊˌlaɪt/

Definition of roscoelite word

  • noun roscoelite a brown variety of muscovite in which some aluminum is replaced by vanadium. 1

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Origin of roscoelite

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; named after Sir Henry Roscoe (1833-1915), English chemist; see -lite

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Parts of speech for Roscoelite

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

roscoelite popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% 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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