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nepheline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
nepheline
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”), because crystals become cloudy when exposed to acid, + -ine.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

nephelines (plural)

Derived Forms

nephelinic nephelinite

Phrases

nepheline syenite

Synonyms

nephelite

Questions

What does nepheline mean?
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.
Where does nepheline come from?
From Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”), because crystals become cloudy when exposed to acid, + -ine.

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