NEPHELINE


Meaning of NEPHELINE in English

[ 'nɛf(ə)lɪn ]

■ noun a colourless, greenish, or brownish aluminosilicate mineral occurring in igneous rocks.

Origin

C19: from Fr. néphéline , from Gk nephelē 'cloud' (because its fragments become cloudy on immersion in nitric acid) + -ine 2 .

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