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Meaning of PLAGIOCLASE

Pronunciation:  'pleyjeeu`kleys

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  any of a rock-forming series of triclinic feldspars
 

PLAGIOCLASE is a 11 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: oligoclase
 
 See Also: albite, anorthite, basalt, feldspar, felspar, white feldspar

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pla"gi*o*clase\, n. [Gr. ? oblique + ? to break.]
(Min.)
A general term used of any triclinic feldspar. See the Note
under {Feldspar}.

 

 

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