microcline
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From micro- (“small”) + -cline.
Noun[edit]
microcline (countable and uncountable, plural microclines)
- (mineralogy) A common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks, made of potassium aluminum silicate, with the chemical formula KAlSi3O8.
Hyponyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Microcline”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “microcline”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
French[edit]
Adjective[edit]
microcline (plural microclines)
Noun[edit]
microcline f (plural microclines)
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱley- (incline)
- English terms prefixed with micro-
- English terms suffixed with -cline
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- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Minerals
- French lemmas
- French adjectives
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- French feminine nouns