English Explanatory Dictionary

silicate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates.

Pronunciation

sĭʹlĭkət /ˈsɪlɪkət/ sĭʹlĭkĭt /ˈsɪlɪkɪt/ sĭʹlĭkāt /ˈsɪlɪkeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-silicate.wav

Word forms

silicate silicates

Etymology

From silicic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Related words

silica silicate board silicate cotton silicate paint silicon silicone

Derived words

aluminio-silicate arsenosilicate barium copper silicate bisilicate borosilicate calcium silicate calc silicate gneiss calc-silicate gneiss chain silicate chlorotetrafluorosilicate disilicate dodecaoxotetrasilicate dodecasilicate fluosilicate framework silicate hexasilicate hydrosilicate inosilicate island silicate metasilicate molybdosilicate monosilicate nanosilicate nonsilicate octasilicate pentasilicate polysilicate potassium aluminium silicate protosilicate ring silicate sheet silicate silicate planet silicatian silicatization tetraoxosilicate tetrasilicate titanosilicate trisilicate tungstosilicate unisilicate vanadosilicate zincosilicate
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