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Silicate
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What's The Definition Of Silicate?
[n] a salt or ester derived from silicic acid
Synonyms | Synonyms for Silicate: Related Terms | Find terms related to Silicate: See Also | salt Silicate In Webster's Dictionary \Sil"i*cate\, n.[Cf. F. silicate.] (Chem.)
A salt of silicic acid.
Note: In mineralogical chemistry the silicates include; the
unisilicates or orthosilicates, salts of orthosilicic
acid; the bisilicates or metasilicates, salts of
metasilicic acid; the polysilicates or acid silicates,
salts of the polysilicic acids; the basic silicates or
subsilicates, in which the equivalent of base is
greater than would be required to neutralize the acid;
and the hydrous silicates, including the zeolites and
many hydrated decomposition products.
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