Definition of FELDSPATHOID

feldspathoid

Plural: feldspathoids

Noun

  • 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.

Adj

  • Resembling a feldspar.

Origin / Etymology

From German Feldspath (“feldspar”) + -oid.

Scrabble Score: 22

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feldspathoid: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

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