aluminosilicate
[ uh-loo-muh-noh-sil-uh-kit, -keyt ]
/ əˌlu mə noʊˈsɪl ə kɪt, -ˌkeɪt /
noun
any naturally occurring or synthetically produced aluminum silicate containing alkali-metal or alkaline-earth-metal ions, as a feldspar, zeolite, or beryl.
Nearby words
aluminium oxide, aluminium sulphate, aluminize, alumino-, aluminography, aluminosilicate, aluminosis, aluminothermy, aluminous, aluminous cement, aluminum
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British Dictionary definitions for aluminosilicate
aluminosilicate
/ (əˌluːmɪnəʊˈsɪlɪkɪt) /
noun
a silicate in which some of the silicon in the tetrahedral unit SiO 4 has been replaced by aluminium
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