Definition of Nepheline

1. Noun. A whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamels.

Exact synonyms: Nephelite
Generic synonyms: Mineral
Substance meronyms: Nephelinite

Definition of Nepheline

1. n. 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.

Definition of Nepheline

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Nepheline

Nepali
Nepal trumpet flower
Nepenthaceae
nepenthe
nepenthean
nepenthes
Nepenthes
neper
neper
nepers
nepeta
Nepeta
nepetas
Nepeta cataria
Nepeta hederaceae
nepheline (current term)
nephelines
nephelinic
nephelinite
nephelinites
nephelinitic
nephelite
nephelite
nephelites
Nephelium
Nephelium lappaceum
Nephelium litchi
Nephelium longana
Nephelium mutabile
nephelodometer

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