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noun
rare MineralogyAny silicate regarded as a compound of silica and a protoxide or sesquioxide of a metal, with equal numbers of oxygen atoms in the two components.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Dana (1813–1895), geologist, zoologist, and teacher. From uni- + silicate.
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