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silicate
sil·i·cate [ sílli kàyt, síllikət ] (plural sil·i·cates)


noun 
Definition:
 
common mineral: a common rock-forming mineral belonging to a group formed from silicon and oxygen combined with various elements and classified by their crystalline structures
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