phyllosilicate

English

Etymology

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English phyllo-
English silicic acid
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -atusbor.
English -ate
English silicate
English phyllosilicate

    From phyllo- + silicate.

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: phyllo‧sili‧cate

    Noun

    phyllosilicate (usually uncountable, plural phyllosilicates)

    1. (mineralogy) Any silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra.
      Synonym: sheet silicate

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