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cyclosilicate

[sahy-kluh-sil-i-kit, -keyt]

noun Mineralogy.

any silicate in which the SiO4 tetrahedra are linked to form rings.

Compare inosilicate, nesosilicate, sorosilicate, tektosilicate.

Origin of cyclosilicate

cyclo- + silicate

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