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cy•clo•sil•i•cate
Pronunciation: (sī"klu-sil'i-kit, -kāt"), [key]—
n. Mineral.
any silicate in which the SiO
4 tetrahedra are linked to form rings. Cf.
inosilicate, nesosilicate, sorosilicate, tektosilicate.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.