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orthoclases

orthoclases is the plural of orthoclase.

Meaning of orthoclase

Noun

orthoclase (countable and uncountable, plural orthoclases)

  1. Potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi₃O₈, a common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks. Orthoclase is the main feldspar of pegmatite occurrences, where it is most commonly flesh-colored. Orthoclase is used in the ceramic and glass industries and as a decorative gravel.

Questions about orthoclases

What is orthoclases the plural of?
Orthoclases is the plural of orthoclase.

Words near orthoclases in the dictionary

  1. orthochrysotile
  2. orthochrysotiles
  3. orthoclad
  4. orthoclads
  5. orthoclase
  6. orthoclases
  7. orthoclasic
  8. orthoclastic
  9. orthocleavage
  10. orthocomplement
  11. orthocomplementation

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