sorosilicate

[ sawr-oh-sil-i-kit, -keyt, sohr- ]

/ ˌsɔr oʊˈsɪl ɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt, ˌsoʊr- /

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noun Mineralogy.

any of the silicates in which each silicate tetrahedron shares one of its four oxygen atoms with a neighboring tetrahedron, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being two to seven.

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Compare cyclosilicate, inosilicate, nesosilicate, tektosilicate.

Origin of sorosilicate

<Greek sōró(s) heap + silicate

Words nearby sorosilicate

sororal, sororate, sororicide, sorority, sorority house, sorosilicate, sorosis, sorption, sorrel, sorrel salt, sorrel tree