| SILICATE | • silicate n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates. • SILICATE v. to combine with silica.
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| SILICATED | • silicated adj. (Inorganic chemistry) Containing silicate or silica. • SILICATE v. to combine with silica.
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| SILICATES | • silicates n. Plural of silicate. • SILICATE v. to combine with silica.
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| UMBILICATE | • umbilicate adj. Having a navel. • umbilicate adj. (Mycology, of a mushroom etc.) Having a small umbo in a central depression, or a depression in the center of the cap.
 • umbilicate adj. (Botany) Supported by a central stalk.
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| INOSILICATE | • inosilicate n. Any silicate having interlocking chains of silicate tetrahedra. • INOSILICATE n. a class of polymeric silicates.
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| UMBILICATED | • umbilicated adj. Alternative form of umbilicate. • UMBILICATED adj. having an umbilicus, also UMBILICATE.
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| BOROSILICATE | • borosilicate n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any of various minerals whose structure is formally that of a dual salt of boric… • BOROSILICATE n. a salt of boric and silicic acids, used in making heat- and chemical-resistant glass.
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| INOSILICATES | • inosilicates n. Plural of inosilicate. • INOSILICATE n. a class of polymeric silicates.
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| METASILICATE | • metasilicate n. (Inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of silicon SiO32- or any salt or mineral containing this ion. • METASILICATE n. a salt of metasilicic acid.
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| BOROSILICATES | • borosilicates n. Plural of borosilicate. • BOROSILICATE n. a salt of boric and silicic acids, used in making heat- and chemical-resistant glass.
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| METASILICATES | • metasilicates n. Plural of metasilicate. • METASILICATE n. a salt of metasilicic acid.
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| ORTHOSILICATE | • orthosilicate n. (Inorganic chemistry) any salt or ester of orthosilicic acid, (M+)4SiO44- or Si(OR)4. • orthosilicate n. (Mineralogy) any silicate mineral, such as garnet or olivine, in which the SiO4 tetrahedra do not share…
 • ORTHOSILICATE n. a salt of orthosilicic acid.
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| ORTHOSILICATES | • orthosilicates n. Plural of orthosilicate. • ORTHOSILICATE n. a salt of orthosilicic acid.
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| PHYLLOSILICATE | • phyllosilicate n. (Mineralogy) Any silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra. • PHYLLOSILICATE n. any of a class of silicate minerals, including talc, consisting of thin sheets.
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| ALUMINOSILICATE | • aluminosilicate n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any of many silicate minerals, such as feldspar and zeolite, in which a proportion… • ALUMINOSILICATE n. a combined silicate and aluminate.
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| PHYLLOSILICATES | • phyllosilicates n. Plural of phyllosilicate. • PHYLLOSILICATE n. any of a class of silicate minerals, including talc, consisting of thin sheets.
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