tectosilicate

English

Alternative forms

• tektosilicate

Etymology

From tecto- +‎ silicate.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tecto‧sili‧cate

Noun

tectosilicate (plural tectosilicates)

1. (mineralogy) Any of various silicate minerals, mostly aluminosilicates, with a three-dimensional framework of silicate tetrahedra with SiO₂ or a 1:2 ratio, making up the greater part of Earth's crust.

   Synonym: framework silicate

Hypernyms

• silicate

Translations

mineral

Dutch: tectosilicaat n Finnish: tektosilikaatti Spanish: tectosilicato m

References

• tectosilicate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia