HyperDic: nephelite

English > 1 sense of the word nephelite:
NOUNsubstancenephelite, nephelinea whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form
English > nephelite: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamels / enamels / enamels.
Synonymnepheline
BroadermineralSolid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substance ofnepheliniteAn igneous rock consisting of nepheline and pyroxene
Spanishnefelina, nephelite
Catalannefelina, nephelite

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