NESOSILICATE


Meaning of NESOSILICATE in English

/nee'soh sil"i kit, -kayt', nes'oh-/ , n. Mineral.

any silicate, as olivine, in which the SiO 4 tetrahedra are not interlinked. Cf. cyclosilicate, inosilicate, sorosilicate, tektosilicate .

[ nêso ( s ) island + SILICATE ]

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