fel(d)spar
fel(d)spar any of a group of crystalline white or flesh-red minerals. XVIII. alt. of G. feldspat(h), f. feld field + spat(h) spar. Cf. SPAR3.
Hence feldspathic adj. XIX.
Hence feldspathic adj. XIX.
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