Definition of Silicate. Meaning of Silicate. Synonyms of Silicate

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Definition of Silicate

Silicate
Silicate 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.

Meaning of Silicate from wikipedia

- A silicate is any member of a family of polyatomic anions consisting of silicon and oxygen, usually with the general formula [SiO(4-2x)− 4−x] n, where...
- Sodium silicate is a generic name for chemical compounds with the formula Na 2xSi yO 2y+x or (Na 2O) x·(SiO 2) y, such as sodium metasilicate (Na 2SiO...
- Silicate minerals are rock-forming minerals made up of silicate groups. They are the largest and most important class of minerals and make up approximately...
- Aluminum silicate (or aluminium silicate) is a name commonly applied to chemical compounds which are derived from aluminium oxide, Al2O3 and silicon dioxide...
- Calcium silicate can refer to several silicates of calcium including: 2CaO·SiO2, larnite (Ca2SiO4) 3CaO·SiO2, alite or (Ca3SiO5) 3CaO·2SiO2, (Ca3Si2O7)...
- Zinc silicate may refer to: Hemimorphite, a zinc sorosilicate Willemite, a zinc neosilicate Sauconite, a zinc phyllosilicate This set index article lists...
- Copper silicate may refer to any silicate of copper generally; more specifically: Minerals Apachite, a copper silicate mineral with a general formula...
- A calc–silicate rock is a rock produced by metasomatic alteration of existing rocks in which calcium silicate minerals such as diopside and wollastonite...
- The carbonate–silicate geochemical cycle, also known as the inorganic carbon cycle, describes the long-term transformation of silicate rocks to carbonate...
- Lithium silicate may refer to: Lithium metasilicate, an inorganic chemical compound with the formula Li2SiO3, used in calibrating thermocouples Lithium...