tektosilicate

or tec·to·sil·i·cate

[ tek-toh-sil-i-kit, -keyt ]

/ ˌtɛk toʊˈsɪl ɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt /

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noun Mineralogy.

any silicate in which each tetrahedral group shares all its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 1 to 2.

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Compare cyclosilicate, inosilicate, nesosilicate, sorosilicate.

Origin of tektosilicate

<Greek tēktó(s) molten + silicate

Words nearby tektosilicate

Tekakwitha, Te Kanawa, tekkie, teknonymy, tektite, tektosilicate, tel-, Tela, telaesthesia, Tel Amarna, telamon