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NEPHELITE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

nepheline; nephelite

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Nouns denoting substances

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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