| 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. |
| SILICATED | • silicated adj. (Inorganic chemistry) Containing silicate or silica. • SILICATE v. to combine with silica. |
| SILICATES | • silicates n. Plural of silicate. • SILICATE v. to combine with silica. |
| SILICATING | • SILICATE v. to combine with silica. |
| INOSILICATE | • inosilicate n. Any silicate having interlocking chains of silicate tetrahedra. • INOSILICATE n. a class of polymeric silicates. |
| 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. |
| INOSILICATES | • inosilicates n. Plural of inosilicate. • INOSILICATE n. a class of polymeric silicates. |
| 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. |
| BOROSILICATES | • borosilicates n. Plural of borosilicate. • BOROSILICATE n. a salt of boric and silicic acids, used in making heat- and chemical-resistant glass. |
| METASILICATES | • metasilicates n. Plural of metasilicate. • METASILICATE n. a salt of metasilicic acid. |
| 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. |
| 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. |