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nepheline in British English
(ˈnɛfɪlɪn, -ˌliːn) or nephelite (ˈnɛfɪˌlaɪt)
noun
a whitish mineral consisting of sodium potassium aluminium silicate in hexagonal crystalline form: used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics. Formula: (Na,K)(AlSi)2O4
Word origin
C19: from French néphéline, from Greek nephelē cloud, so called because pieces of it become cloudy if dipped in nitric acidnepheline in American English
(ˈnɛfəˌlin; ˈnɛfəlɪn)
noun
a hard, light-colored, hexagonal mineral, (Na,K)AlSiO4, used in making glass, china, etc.; sodium potassium aluminum silicate
: sometimes called ˈnepheˌlite (ˈnɛfəˌlaɪt) Word origin
Fr néphéline < Gr nephelē, cloud (see nebula) + -ine, -ine1Image ofnepheline
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