aluminosilicate

About 0.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion of the Si ions are replaced by Al, the excess negative charge being balanced by extra sodium, potassium or calcium ions.

Similar words

alumosilicate silicoaluminate analcime aluminum silicate aluminium silicate aluminoborosilicate zeolite silicoaluminophosphate silicate metasilicate

Often followed by

glass minerals glasses framework melts and mineral gels clay

Word family

aluminosilicates