Word: felsic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: fel
sic
Definition: Enriched in the lighter elements such as silicon, oxygen, aluminium, sodium, and potassium.
Morphemes:
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: Silicon dioxide.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: silex
Language: la
Decoded: silex
Meaning: hard stone, flint