English Explanatory Dictionary

phyllosilicate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra.

Word forms

phyllosilicate phyllosilicates

Etymology

From phyllo- + silicate.

Synonyms

sheet silicate

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