Meanings
nounadularia (countable and uncountable, plural adularias)
plural adularias
- countableuncountablechemistryA variety of orthoclase feldspar found as colorless to white prismatic crystals in cavities in metamorphic rocks. Some specimens reflect a bluish sheen along crystal faces. This phenomenon is called adularescence, and adularia with this property is called moonstone. (See sanidine).
Origin
Named for the type locality at Adular, Switzerland.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish adulaari
- adulaarivariety of orthoclase feldspar
German Adular
- Adularvariety of orthoclase feldspar
Polish adular
- adularvariety of orthoclase feldspar
Portuguese adulária
- aduláriavariety of orthoclase feldspar
Spanish adularia
- adulariavariety of orthoclase feldspar
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with adularia
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
adularia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adularia
MLA
“adularia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adularia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adularia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adularia.
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