peralkaline

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adjective

Describing igneous rocks that have a higher ratio of sodium and potassium to aluminium than is needed to produce feldspar

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Meanings

adjectiveperalkaline (comparative more peralkaline, superlative most peralkaline)

comparative more peralkaline · superlative most peralkaline

  1. geographyDescribing igneous rocks that have a higher ratio of sodium and potassium to aluminium than is needed to produce feldspar

Origin

From per- + alkaline.

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APA

peralkaline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peralkaline

MLA

“peralkaline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peralkaline. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peralkaline,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peralkaline.

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