nesosilicate

noun

neso·​silicate

¦nē(ˌ)sō,

¦ne(-+

: a mineral silicate (as olivine) that contains independent tetrahedral silicon-oxygen anionic groups SiO₄ orthosilicate compare inosilicate

Word History

Etymology

probably from neso- + silicate

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