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phyllosilicate

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Etymology

From phyllo- + silicate.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: phyllo‧sili‧cate

Noun

phyllosilicate (usually uncountable, plural phyllosilicates)

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

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