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phyllosilicate

Syllables: phyllo·sili·cate

phyllosilicate noun: any silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra.

Noun

phyllosilicate (usually uncountable, plural phyllosilicates)

  1. (usually) Any silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra.
    Synonyms:
    sheet silicate

Synonyms of phyllosilicate

Forms of phyllosilicate

pluralphyllosilicates

Origin of phyllosilicate

From phyllo- + silicate.

Questions about phyllosilicate

What does phyllosilicate mean?
Phyllosilicate means any silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra.
What part of speech is phyllosilicate?
Phyllosilicate is a noun.
What is the plural of phyllosilicate?
The plural of phyllosilicate is phyllosilicates.

Words near phyllosilicate in the dictionary

  1. phyllos
  2. phylloscopid
  3. phylloscopids
  4. phylloseptin
  5. phylloseptins
  6. phyllosilicate
  7. phyllosilicates
  8. phyllosiphonic
  9. phyllosiphony
  10. phyllosoma
  11. phyllosomas

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