nesosilicate
[ nee-soh-sil-i-kit, -keyt, nes-oh- ]
nounMineralogy.
any silicate, as olivine, in which the SiO4 tetrahedra are not interlinked.
Origin of nesosilicate
1- Compare cyclosilicate, inosilicate, sorosilicate, tektosilicate.
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