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English
Etymology
From phyllo- + silicate.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: phyllo‧sili‧cate
Noun
phyllosilicate (usually uncountable, plural phyllosilicates)
- (mineralogy) Any silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra.
- Synonym: sheet silicate
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