feldspar
Meanings
Plural: feldspars
Noun
- any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium
- Any of a large group of rock-forming minerals that, together, make up about 60% of the earth's outer crust.
Origin / Etymology
Partial calque of German Feldspat, formed from Feld (“field”) + Spat (“spar”), the second element replaced with the English cognate spar.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
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Words With Friends Score: 16
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