Definitions for feldspars

feldspars feld·spar

Spelling: [feld-spahr, fel-]
IPA: /ˈfɛldˌspɑr, ˈfɛl-/

Feldspars is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 467 anagrams from letters in feldspars (adeflprss).

Definitions for feldspars

noun

  1. any of a group of minerals, principally aluminosilicates of potassium, sodium, and calcium, characterized by two cleavages at nearly right angles: one of the most important constituents of igneous rocks.

Origin of feldspars

1750-60; feld- (German: field) + spar3; replacing feldspath German (Feld field + Spath spar)

Examples for feldspars

When flint and feldspar are used, they are ground fine at the quarry.

According to the color of the feldspar the rock may be red, or pink, or gray.

I do hope I 'll get one with feldspar in it, or something nice and interesting.

Clay is a product of the natural disintegration of feldspar.

feldspar is always crystalline, but good crystals are not common.

With quartz, then, feldspar is of great importance in the forming of soil.

Granite is made of quartz, mica, and feldspar, as has been said before.

feldspar as an abrasive is used mainly in scouring soaps and window-wash.

Granite is an instance; composed of feldspar, quartz, and mica.

Vitrification or densification is due to the feldspar or fusible sand.

Word Value for feldspars
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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