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nepeta |
nepeta cataria |
nepeta hederaceae |
nephalism |
nephalist |
nepheline
| nephelinite
| nephelite
| nephelium
| nephelium lappaceum
| nephelium litchi
nepheline
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nepheline has 1 sense
- nepheline(n = noun.substance) nephelite - a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamels; Array is a kind of mineral
CIDE DICTIONARY
nepheline, n. [Gr. nefe`lh cloud: cf. F. néphéline. Cf. Nebula.].
A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy hexagonal crystals; also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy luster, as the variety elæolite. It is a silicate of aluminia, soda, and potash. [1913 Webster]
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