Word: nephelinite
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: neph
e
lin
ite
Definition: A darkish, finely crystalline rock of volcanic origin, being a mixture 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.