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minium
/ˈmɪniəm/ · 6 letters · 4 distinct letters
- noun
a reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints and in glass and ceramics
Word history
Borrowed from Latin minium.
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- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 70: the largest list we accept, where the rarer words live.
- How common it is
- Rarer than once in ten million words.
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