Definitions for felspar

felspar fel·spar

Spelling: [fel-spahr]
IPA: /ˈfɛlˌspɑr/

Felspar is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 252 anagrams from letters in felspar (aeflprs).

Definitions for felspar

noun

  1. feldspar.

Origin of felspar

German Fels rock + spar3, by false etymological analysis

Examples for felspar

For this purpose the proportions of the flint and the felspar must be increased.

The rock was found by Watson to be gneiss, rich in mica, felspar and garnets.

Dykes of felspar Porphyry are also to be observed in this spot.

White crystals of felspar in a dark base of hornblende and felspar.

In that for table ware the proportions are: kaolin, 37; felspar, 33; quartz, 30.

Quartz also is usually present in these rocks, but felspar is rare.

The following may be taken as the mean composition: Bone, 47; kaolin, 34; felspar, 19.

The glaze is composed of felspar, carbonate of lime, borax, and white-lead.

“Only very fine, hard granite, with scarcely a grain of felspar,” he said.

It is made from American kaolin clay, with a large admixture of felspar.

Word Value for felspar
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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