Nepheline Definition

nĕfə-lēn, -lĭn
noun
A hard, light-colored, hexagonal mineral, (Na,K)AlSiO4, used in making glass, china, etc.; sodium potassium aluminum silicate.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
nepheline
Plural:
nephelines

Origin of Nepheline

  • From Greek nephelē cloud (because its fragments become cloudy when placed in nitric acid) nebh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Nepheline Sentence Examples

  • They are mostly true felspar basalts, but a few contain nepheline in addition to the felspar.

  • Leucite and nepheline lavas are here abundant.

  • Nepheline basalts and liparites occur at Dombe Grande.

  • Kaolin and muscovite are formed principally after felspar (and the felspars are the commonest minerals of all crystalline rocks); also from nepheline, leucite, scapolite and a variety of other rock-forming minerals.

  • Leucite and nepheline rocks have been found in various parts of the island, especially in the south-west.

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Words Ending With

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