cyclosilicate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sī′klə sil′i kit, -kāt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cy•clo•sil•i•cate  (sī′klə sil′i kit, -kāt′),USA pronunciation n. [Mineral.]
  1. Mineralogyany silicate in which the SiO4 tetrahedra are linked to form rings. Cf. inosilicate, nesosilicate, sorosilicate, tektosilicate.
  • cyclo- + silicate

'cyclosilicate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
inosilicate - nesosilicate - sorosilicate - tektosilicate

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