sorosilicate
[ sawr-oh-sil-i-kit, -keyt, sohr- ]
/ ˌsɔr oʊˈsɪl ɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt, ˌsoʊr- /
noun Mineralogy.
any of the silicates in which each silicate tetrahedron shares one of its four oxygen atoms with a neighboring tetrahedron, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being two to seven.
Origin of sorosilicate
< Greek
sōró(s) heap +
silicate
Words nearby sorosilicate
sororal,
sororate,
sororicide,
sorority,
sorority house,
sorosilicate,
sorosis,
sorption,
sorrel,
sorrel salt,
sorrel tree