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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peralkaline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-al-ka-line
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing igneous rocks that have a higher ratio of sodium and potassium to aluminium than is needed to produce feldspar

Etymology

From per- + alkaline.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more peralkaline (comparative) most peralkaline (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

peraluminous

Questions

What does peralkaline mean?
Describing igneous rocks that have a higher ratio of sodium and potassium to aluminium than is needed to produce feldspar
Where does peralkaline come from?
From per- + alkaline.

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