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inosilicate in American English (ˌinəˈsɪlɪkɪt, -ˌkeit, ˌainə-) nounMineralogy any silicate having a structure consisting of paired parallel chains of tetrahedral silicate groups, every other of which shares an oxygen atom with a group of the other chain, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 4 to 11 Compare cyclosilicate, nesosilicate, sorosilicate, tektosilicate Word origin [‹ Gk īno- (comb. form of i᷇s fiber, sinew) + silicate] |