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NEPHELITE
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I. (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
Synonyms:
nepheline; nephelite
Classified under:
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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