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adularia
ad·u·lar·i·a [ àjjə lérree ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
type of gemstone: a white or transparent precious stone that is a variety of orthoclase. Use: gems.
[Late 18th century. < French adulaire<Adula, mountains in the Swiss Alps]
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