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tectosilicate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tecto-sili-cate
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various silicate minerals, mostly aluminosilicates, with a three-dimensional framework of silicate tetrahedra with SiO₂ or a 1:2 ratio, making up the greater part of Earth's crust.

Etymology

From tecto- + silicate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tectosilicates (plural) tektosilicate (alternative)

Synonyms

framework silicate

Questions

What does tectosilicate mean?
Any of various silicate minerals, mostly aluminosilicates, with a three-dimensional framework of silicate tetrahedra with SiO₂ or a 1:2 ratio, making up the greater part of Earth's crust.
Where does tectosilicate come from?
From tecto- + silicate.

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