silicate
noun/ˈsɪlɪkɪt/
Frequency rank: #17,632 most common English word
Meaning
a salt or mineral containing silicon and oxygen, forming a large group of rock-forming minerals
Example sentence
The geologist explained that quartz is made of silicate, a compound of silicon and oxygen.
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