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tektosilicate

or tec·to·sil·i·cate

[ tek-toh-sil-i-kit, -keyt ]

noun

, Mineralogy.
  1. any silicate in which each tetrahedral group shares all its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 1 to 2.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tektosilicate1

< Greek tēktó ( s ) molten + silicate

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