Definition of Borosilicate

1. Noun. A salt of boric and silicic acids.

Generic synonyms: Salt

Definition of Borosilicate

1. n. A double salt of boric and silicic acids, as in the natural minerals tourmaline, datolite, etc.

Definition of Borosilicate

1. Noun. (inorganic compound) Any of various minerals whose structure is formally that of a dual salt of boric and silicic acids. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Borosilicate

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Medical Definition of Borosilicate

1. A double salt of boric and silicic acids, as in the natural minerals tourmaline, datolite, etc. Origin: Boron + silicate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Borosilicate

boronate
boronated
boronates
boronation
boronia
boronias
boronic
boronic acid
boronic acids
boronisation
boronolectin
boronolectins
borons
boroscope
boroscopes
borosilicate (current term)
borosilicates
borosulfate
borosulfates
borosulphate
borough
borough English
borough seat
boroughhead
boroughheads
boroughholder
boroughholders
boroughhood
boroughmaster

Literary usage of Borosilicate

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1. Jena Glass and Its Scientific and Industrial Applications: And Its by Heinrich Hovestadt (1902)
"Five glasses were examined, namely, ordinary crown 6 81', ordinary flint 672, borosilicate crown 792, Jena normal thermometer glass 16m, ..."

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