Etymology

inosilicate

ino·sili·cate
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Today it means: any silicate having interlocking chains of silicate tetrahedra Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἴς, ἰνός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἴς, ἰνός“fibre”
  2. English todayinosilicate

From ino- + silicate, from Ancient Greek ἴς, ἰνός (ís, inós, “fibre”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἴς all →

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