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microcline

microcline noun: a common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks, made of potassium aluminum silicate, with the chemical formula KAlSi₃O₈.

microcline: a common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks, made of potassium aluminum silicate,...
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Noun

microcline (countable and uncountable, plural microclines)

  1. A common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks, made of potassium aluminum silicate, with the chemical formula KAlSi₃O₈.

Forms of microcline

pluralmicroclines

Origin of microcline

From micro- (“small”) + -cline.

Questions about microcline

What does microcline mean?
Microcline means a common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks, made of potassium aluminum silicate, with the chemical formula KAlSi₃O₈.
What part of speech is microcline?
Microcline is a noun.
What is the plural of microcline?
The plural of microcline is microclines.

Words near microcline in the dictionary

  1. microclimatologist
  2. microclimatologists
  3. microclimatology
  4. microclimax
  5. microclimaxes
  6. microcline
  7. microclines
  8. microclinic
  9. microclinics
  10. microclip
  11. microclips

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