Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neosilicate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
neo-sili-cate
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any simple silicate mineral in which the SiO₄ tetrahedra are isolated and have metal ions as neighbours

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English silicate English neosilicate From neo- + silicate.

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Questions

What does neosilicate mean?
any simple silicate mineral in which the SiO₄ tetrahedra are isolated and have metal ions as neighbours
Where does neosilicate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English silicate English neosilicate From neo- + silicate.

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