aluminosilicate
[ uh-loo-muh-noh-sil-uh-kit, -keyt ]
/ əˌlu mə noʊˈsɪl ə kɪt, -ˌkeɪt /
noun
any naturally occurring or synthetically produced aluminum silicate containing alkali-metal or alkaline-earth-metal ions, as a feldspar, zeolite, or beryl.
Words nearby aluminosilicate
aluminium oxide,
aluminium sulphate,
aluminize,
alumino-,
aluminography,
aluminosilicate,
aluminosis,
aluminothermy,
aluminous,
aluminous cement,
aluminum
British Dictionary definitions for aluminosilicate
aluminosilicate
/ (əˌluːmɪnəʊˈsɪlɪkɪt) /
noun
a silicate in which some of the silicon in the tetrahedral unit SiO 4 has been replaced by aluminium