Word: nephelinites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ne
phe
li
nites
Definition: Plural of nephelinite; an igneous rock consisting of nepheline and pyroxene
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: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting rocks or minerals.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).