Definition of Silicic acid

1. Noun. A jellylike substance (hydrated silica).

Generic synonyms: Acid

Definition of Silicic acid

1. Noun. (chemistry) any of a range of compounds, being hydrates of silica; they form silicates having complex polymeric structures ¹

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Medical Definition of Silicic acid

1. Silicic acid. Hydrated silicon dioxide that occurs in nature. It is insoluble in water or acids except hydrofluoric acid. Chemical name: Silicic acid (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silicic Acid

silicate planet
silicate planets
silicate restorations
silicated
silicatein
silicates
silicatian
silicatosis
silicea
silicene
silicenes
siliceous
silici-
silician
silicic
silicic acid (current term)
silicic acids
silicic anhydride
silicicalcareous
silicide
silicides
siliciferous
silicification
silicifications
silicified
silicifies
silicify
silicifying
silicioidea
silicious

Literary usage of Silicic acid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Analytical Chemistry by Frederick Pearson Treadwell (1921)
"The amorphous silicic acid is often found mixed with the crystallized ... silicic acid is, however, most frequently found in the form of its salts, ..."

2. Manual of Qualitative Chemical Analysis by C. Remigius Fresenius (1881)
"If a large proportion of hydrochloric acid is added at once to even concentrated solutions of alkali silicates the separated silicic acid remains in ..."

3. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1901)
"This statement is made on the ground of alleged numerous quantitative experiments with mixtures of pure tungstic acid and pure ignited silicic acid, ..."

4. Manual of qualitative chemical analysis by Karl Remigius Fresenius (1883)
"added at once to even concentrated solutions of alkali silicates the separated silicic acid remains in solution, probably as the normal acid, Si (OH)4; ..."

5. A System of Instruction in Quantitative Chemical Analysis by C. Remigius Fresenius, Samuel William Johnson (1876)
"silicic acid (OR SILICA). By whatever decomposition silicic acid is separated in the wet way, it is always hydrated. The hydrate is generally gelatinous, ..."

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