Meanings
nounphyllosilicate (usually uncountable, plural phyllosilicates)
plural phyllosilicates
- uncountableusuallychemistryAny silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra.
Synonyms: sheet silicate
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra.
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Dutch fyllosilicaat
- fyllosilicaattype of silicate
Finnish fyllosilikaatti
- fyllosilikaattitype of silicate
Spanish filosilicato
- filosilicatotype of silicate
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phyllosilicate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phyllosilicate
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