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Sorosilicate

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disilicatenoun(mineralogy) Synonym of sorosilicate.
orthosilicatenoun(mineralogy) Any silicate mineral, such as garnet or olivine, in which the SiO₄ tetrahedra do not share oxygen atoms with each other.
metasilicatenoun(inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of silicon SiO₃²⁻ or any salt or mineral containing this ion
tektosilicatenounAlternative spelling of tectosilicate. [(mineralogy) Any of various silicate minerals, mostly aluminosilicates, with a three-dimensional framework of silicate tetrahedra with SiO₂ or a 1:2 ratio, making up the greater part of Earth's crust.]
molybdosilicatenoun(inorganic chemistry) A complex anion, SiMo₁₂O₄₀⁴⁻ composed of four trimolybdate moieties surrounding a silicate group; any salt containing this ion
borosilicatenoun(inorganic chemistry) Any of various minerals whose structure is formally that of a dual salt of boric and silicic acids.
unisilicatenoun(mineralogy) A salt of orthosilicic acid where the ratio of oxygen atoms united to the basic metals and silicon respectively is 1:1.
nesosilicatenoun(mineralogy) Synonym of orthosilicate.
alumosilicatenoun(inorganic chemistry) The anion [AlSiO₄]⁻¹
silicatenoun(inorganic chemistry) Any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates.
ring silicatenoun(mineralogy) Synonym of cyclosilicate.
hydrosilicatenoun(inorganic chemistry) A hydrated silicate, especially one that loses its water content on heating
cyclosilicatenounAny of several classes of silicate mineral having rings of silicate anions.
tectosilicatenoun(mineralogy) Any of various silicate minerals, mostly aluminosilicates, with a three-dimensional framework of silicate tetrahedra with SiO₂ or a 1:2 ratio, making up the greater part of Earth's crust.
inosilicatenounany silicate having interlocking chains of silicate tetrahedra
framework silicatenounSynonym of tectosilicate.
sheet silicatenoun(mineralogy) Synonym of phyllosilicate.
neosilicatenoun(inorganic chemistry) any simple silicate mineral in which the SiO₄ tetrahedra are isolated and have metal ions as neighbours
silicon dioxidenoun(chemistry) A hard glassy mineral, SiO₂, occurring as quartz, sand, opal etc. Informally known as silica.
silicidnounArchaic form of silicide. [(inorganic chemistry) Any compound of silicon with a more electropositive element]

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