sorosilicate
noun
so·ro·silicate
¦sōr(ˌ)ō+
: a class of polymeric silicates or a member thereof in which the silicon-oxygen groups are linked into limited clusters by sharing oxygen atoms (as in hemimorphite or in melilite or zunyite) and in some cases a portion of the silicon is replaced by aluminum compare cyclosilicate, inosilicate, nesosilicate, phyllosilicate, tectosilicate
Word History
Etymology
Greek sōros heap + English silicate
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