See Also: nephelite(medicine)

womenkind (iou) and nephelite (medicine)


womenkind (iou)



womenkind noun. LME.
[formed as WOMENFOLK + KIND noun.]
= WOMANKIND 2. LME.
= WOMANKIND 3. M17.

nephelite (medicine)


nephelite
<chemical> A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy agonal crystals; also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy luster, as the variety elaeolite. It is a silicate of aluminia, soda, and potash.

Origin: gr. Cloud: cf. F. Nepheline. Cf. Nebula.

Source: Websters Dictionary