aluminosilicate

[uh-loo-muh-noh-sil-uh-kit, -keyt]

a·lu·mi·no·sil·i·cate

[uh-loo-muh-noh-sil-uh-kit, -keyt]
noun
any naturally occurring or synthetically produced aluminum silicate containing alkali-metal or alkaline-earth-metal ions, as a feldspar, zeolite, or beryl.

Origin:
alumino- + silicate
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Aluminosilicate has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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aluminosilicate (əˌluːmɪnəʊˈsɪlɪkɪt)
 
n
a silicate in which some of the silicon in the tetrahedral unit SiO4 has been replaced by aluminium

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