FELSIC

Etymology

Adjective

felsic (comparative more felsic, superlative most felsic)

(mineralogy) Enriched in the lighter elements such as silicon, oxygen, aluminium, sodium, and potassium.

Synonyms

• acidic

Coordinate terms

• mafic

Noun

felsic (plural felsics)

A rock with such properties.

Source: Wiktionary



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(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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