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: Pâ Pæ Pè Pé Pœ P- P. P/ P< Pa Pb Pc Pd Pe Pf Ph Pi Pj Pk Pl Pm Pn Po Pp Pr Ps Pt Pu Pv Pw Px Py
plagiarizer |
plagiary |
plagihedral |
plagiocephalic |
plagiocephaly |
plagioclase
| plagioclastic
| plagionite
| plagiostomatous
| plagiostome
| plagiostomi
plagioclase
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun plagioclase has 1 sense
- plagioclase(n = noun.substance) oligoclase - any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks; Array is a kind of feldspar, felspar
has particulars: albite, white feldspar, anorthite
Derived form adjective plagioclastic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
plagioclase, n. [Gr. pla`gios oblique + kla^n to break.].
A general term used of any triclinic feldspar. See the Note under Feldspar. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
plagioclase, n. a series of feldspar minerals forming glassy crystals.
Etymology
PLAGIO- + Gk klasis cleavage
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