Word: nephelines
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ne
phe
lines
Definition: Plural of nepheline; a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamels
Morphemes:
Affix: nepheline
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A feldspathoid mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, nepheline is a plagioclase feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, nepheline weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: νεφέλη
Language: grc
Decoded: nephele
Meaning: cloud
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).