nepheline

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Noun

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neph=e=line

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun nepheline has 1 sense

nepheline(n = noun.substance) nephelite - a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamels;

is a kind of mineral

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CIDE DICTIONARY

nepheline, n. [Gr. nefe`lh cloud: cf. F. néphéline. Cf. Nebula.].

A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy hexagonal crystals; also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy luster, as the variety elæolite. It is a silicate of aluminia, soda, and potash. [1913 Webster]