sepiolite
noun
sepiolite is spelled S-E-P-I-O-L-I-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sepiolite means “A hydrated magnesium silicate, clay mineral used for carving into decorative articles and smoking pipes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sepiolite is sepiolites.
How many letters and syllables are in sepiolite?
| Letters | 9: S-E-P-I-O-L-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 sepiolite?
Sepiolite appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 sepiolite
- sepiolites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sepiolite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hydrated magnesium silicate, clay mineral used for carving into decorative articles and smoking pipes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sepiolite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a clay mineral, the formal name of meerschaum:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sepiolite come from?
From Latin sepia (“cuttlefish”) + -lite, from its resemblance to cuttlebone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).