crocidolite
noun
crocidolite is spelled C-R-O-C-I-D-O-L-I-T-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crocidolite means “A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is a variety of riebeckite and is one of the six types of asbestos” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crocidolite is crocidolites.
How many letters and syllables are in crocidolite?
| Letters | 11: C-R-O-C-I-D-O-L-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is crocidolite?
Crocidolite appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of crocidolite
- crocidolites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crocidolite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fibrous, blue-green mineral that is a variety of riebeckite and is one of the six types of asbestos.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does crocidolite come from?
From Ancient Greek κροκῠ́ς (krokŭ́s, “nap of cloth/wool”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), for its appearance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).