CYCLOSILICATE


Meaning of CYCLOSILICATE in English

/suy'kleuh sil"i kit, -kayt'/ , n. Mineral.

any silicate in which the SiO 4 tetrahedra are linked to form rings. Cf. inosilicate, nesosilicate, sorosilicate, tektosilicate .

[ CYCLO- + SILICATE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .