feldspathoid
Any of a small group of igneous, plutonic, and volcanic minerals formed in magma that…Any of a small group of igneous, plutonic, and volcanic minerals formed in magma that did not contain enough silica to satisfy all the chemical bonds. Feldspathoids are silica-poor variants of the feldspar group.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of a small group of igneous, plutonic, and volcanic minerals formed in magma that did not contain enough silica to satisfy all the chemical bonds. Feldspathoids are silica-poor variants of the feldspar group.
Origin
From German Feldspath (“feldspar”) + -oid.From German Feldspath (“feldspar”) + -oid.
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Forms
plural: feldspathoidsWord family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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