/in'euh sil"i kit, -kayt', uy'neuh-/ , n. Mineral.
any silicate having a structure consisting of paired parallel chains of tetrahedral silicate groups, every other of which shares an oxygen atom with a group of the other chain, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 4 to 11. Cf. cyclosilicate, nesosilicate, sorosilicate, tektosilicate .
[ ino- (comb. form of ís fiber, sinew) + SILICATE ]