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DOLOMITE
Definition of DOLOMITE
noun
An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO3)2; it also exists as the rock dolostone.
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Where it comes from
From French dolomite, coined March 1792 by Nicolas de Saussure, named after French mineralogist and engineer Déodat de Dolomieu (1750–1801) who described the stone in 1791 by adding -ite, from place name Dolomieu, Isère.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,135)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DOLOMITE · 4 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DOLOMITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 42 boards so far. 130 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DOLOMITE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEILMOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start DOLOMI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found DOLOMITE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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