inosilicate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. any silicate having interlocking chains of silicate tetrahedra

Word forms

inosilicate inosilicates

Etymology

From ino- + silicate, from Ancient Greek ἴς, ἰνός (ís, inós, “fibre”).

Synonyms

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