nesosilicate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nē′sō sil′i kit, -kāt′, nes′ō-)


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ne•so•sil•i•cate  (nē′sō sil′i kit, -kāt′, nes′ō-),USA pronunciation n. [Mineral.]
  1. Mineralogyany silicate, as olivine, in which the SiO4 tetrahedra are not interlinked. Cf. cyclosilicate, inosilicate, sorosilicate, tektosilicate. 
  • Greek nêso(s) island + silicate

'nesosilicate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cyclosilicate - inosilicate - tektosilicate - sorosilicate

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