
Meaning of OLIGOCLASE
| Pronunciation: | | 'âlugow`klas
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] any of a rock-forming series of triclinic feldspars |
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OLIGOCLASE is a 10 letter word that starts with O. |
| | Synonyms: | | plagioclase |
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| | See Also: | | albite, anorthite, basalt, feldspar, felspar, white feldspar | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ol"i*go*clase\, n. [Oligo- + Gr. ? fracture, fr. ?
to break.] (Min.)
A triclinic soda-lime feldspar. See {Feldspar}.
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