Meaning Of The Word Silicate

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silicate
variable noun: A silicate is a compound of silica which does not dissolve. There are many different kinds of silicate.

silicate in American English
a salt or ester derived from silica or a silicic acid
noun: any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO2or SiO4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 p

silicate in British English
noun: a salt or ester of silicic acid, esp one of a large number of usually insoluble salts with polymeric negative ions having a structure formed of tetrahedrons of SiO4 groups linked in rings, chains, sheets, or three dimensional frameworks. Silicates constit

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