Definitions For Ankerite

Noun

ANKERITE (plural ANKERITEs) (mineral) Any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals, principally of calcium with iron, magnesium and manganese.

Translations

Finnish: ankeriitti French: ankérite, f German: Ankerit, m Italian: ankerite, f Portuguese: ankerita, f, anquerita, f Spanish: ankerita, f

Etymology

After the austrian mineralogist (1771-1843) in 1825 + ite.<ref>Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997</ref>

Anagrams

keratein, kreatine

Is Ankerite a Scrabble Word?

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English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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12
Words with Friends
13

The word Ankerite is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

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