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ALBITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does albite mean?
• ALBITE (noun)
The noun ALBITE has 1 sense:
1. a widely distributed feldspar that forms rocks
Familiarity information: ALBITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A widely distributed feldspar that forms rocks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
albite; white feldspar
Hypernyms ("albite" is a kind of...):
oligoclase; plagioclase (any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks)
Derivation:
albitic (of or related to albite feldspar)
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