"nepheline" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: nephelines [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”), because crystals become cloudy when exposed to acid, + -ine. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*nebʰ-}}, {{uder|en|grc|νεφέλη||cloud}} Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”), {{suffix|en||ine}} + -ine Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nepheline (countable and uncountable, plural nephelines)
  1. (mineralogy) A feldspathoid mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, nepheline is a plagioclase feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, nepheline weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock. Wikipedia link: nepheline Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals Synonyms: nephelite Derived forms: nephelinic Translations (feldspathoid mineral): 霞石 (xiáshí) (Chinese Mandarin), nefeliini (Finnish), nefelina [feminine] (Italian), 霞石 (kasumiishi) (alt: かすみいし) (Japanese), нефелин (nefelin) (Kazakh), нефелин (nefelin) (Kyrgyz), nefelina [feminine] (Spanish)

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