| PROSILIENT | • prosilient adj. Eminent; prominent; distinguished above others. • prosilient adj. Obvious; salient; prominent; conspicuous. • PROSILIENT adj. outstanding. |
| INOSILICATE | • inosilicate n. Any silicate having interlocking chains of silicate tetrahedra. • INOSILICATE n. a class of polymeric silicates. |
| PROSILIENCY | • prosiliency n. (Rare) The act of leaping forth or forward; projection. • PROSILIENCY n. the state of being prosilient, outstanding. |
| 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. |
| FERROSILICON | • ferrosilicon n. An alloy of iron and silicon used in steelmaking. • FERROSILICON n. an alloy of iron and silicon, used in making cast iron and steel. |
| INOSILICATES | • inosilicates n. Plural of inosilicate. • INOSILICATE n. a class of polymeric silicates. |
| ORTHOSILICIC | • orthosilicic adj. (Chemistry) Of, relating to or derived from orthosilicic acid. • ORTHOSILICIC adj. as in orthosilicic acid, a weak acid made in solution by acidifying solutions of silicates. |
| BOROSILICATES | • borosilicates n. Plural of borosilicate. • BOROSILICATE n. a salt of boric and silicic acids, used in making heat- and chemical-resistant glass. |
| FERROSILICONS | • ferrosilicons n. Plural of ferrosilicon. • FERROSILICON n. an alloy of iron and silicon, used in making cast iron and steel. |
| 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. |
| PROSILIENCIES | • PROSILIENCY n. the state of being prosilient, outstanding. |
| ORTHOSILICATES | • orthosilicates n. Plural of orthosilicate. • ORTHOSILICATE n. a salt of orthosilicic acid. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PHYLLOSILICATES | • phyllosilicates n. Plural of phyllosilicate. • PHYLLOSILICATE n. any of a class of silicate minerals, including talc, consisting of thin sheets. |