cinerite

C3I1N1E1R1I1T1E1

noun

A sedimentary rock composed mostly of volcanic ash

OriginLatin cinis →
Scrabble 10
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nouncinerite (plural cinerites)

plural cinerites

  1. geographyA sedimentary rock composed mostly of volcanic ash

Origin

  1. Latincinis“ash”
  2. Englishcinerite

Ultimately from Latin cinis (“ash”) and -ite.

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

icterinereincite
Cite this entry
APA

cinerite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinerite

MLA

“cinerite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinerite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cinerite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinerite.

Source: cinerite on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.