Inorganic Chemical
silicate
sil·i·cate [ sil-i-kit, -keyt ]
Subclass of:
Silicic Acid;
Minerals
Definitions related to silicates:
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Anionic oxides of silicon, the major inorganic components of soil, clay, sand, and rocks.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The generic term for salts derived from silica or the silicic acids. They contain silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals, and may contain hydrogen. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th Ed)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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