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nesosilicate

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ne⋅so⋅sil⋅i⋅cate

[nee-soh-sil-i-kit, -keyt, nes-oh-]
–noun Mineralogy.
any silicate, as olivine, in which the SiO4 tetrahedra are not interlinked.


Origin:
< Gk nêso(s) island + silicate
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