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NEPHELITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nephelite mean? 

NEPHELITE (noun)
  The noun NEPHELITE has 1 sense:

1. a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamelsplay

  Familiarity information: NEPHELITE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NEPHELITE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamels

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

nepheline; nephelite

Hypernyms ("nephelite" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

Holonyms ("nephelite" is a substance of...):

nephelinite (an igneous rock consisting of nepheline and pyroxene)


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