Definition of Silicate
1. Noun. A salt or ester derived from silicic acid.
Definition of Silicate
1. n. A salt of silicic acid.
Definition of Silicate
1. a chemical salt [n -S]
Medical Definition of Silicate
1.
A salt of silicic acid.
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.
Origin: Cf. F. Silicate.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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