Word: nonfelsic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
fel
sic
Definition: Not felsic. A rock with such properties.
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: feldspar
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a large group of rock-forming minerals that, together, make up about 60% of the earth's outer crust. The feldspars are all aluminum silicates of the alkali metals sodium, potassium, calcium and barium. Feldspars are the principal constituents of igneous and plutonic rocks.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Feld
Language: de
Decoded: Feld
Meaning: field
Affix: Spat
Language: de
Decoded: Spat
Meaning: spar
Affix: silica
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of the silica group of the silicate minerals.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: silex
Language: la
Decoded: silex
Meaning: hard stone, flint