felspar
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
felspar /ˈfɛlspɑː/
▶noun variant spelling of feldspar.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
feldspar /ˈfɛldspɑː/ (also felspar)
▶noun an abundant rock-forming aluminosilicate mineral, typically colourless or pale-coloured.
– derivatives
feldspathic adjective.
feldspathic adjective.
– origin C18: alt. of Ger. Feldspat, Feldspath, from Feld ‘field’ + Spat, Spath ‘spar’ (see spar3); the form felspar is by mistaken assoc. with Ger. Fels ‘rock’.
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