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silication

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sil⋅i⋅cate

  [sil-i-kit, -keyt]
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–noun
1. Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO2 or SiO4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
2. Chemistry. any salt derived from the silicic acids or from silica.
Origin:
1805–15; silic(a) + -ate 2

Related forms:
sil⋅i⋅ca⋅tion  [sil-i-key-shuhn] , noun
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Main Entry: sil·i·cate
Pronunciation: 'sil-&-"kAt, 'sil-i-k&t
Function: noun
: a salt or ester derived from a silicic acid;especially : any of numerous insoluble often complex metal salts that contain silicon and oxygen in the anion and constitute the largest class of minerals
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silicate sil·i·cate (sĭl'ĭ-kāt', -kĭt)
n.
Any of numerous compounds containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals; a salt of silicic acid.

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silicate   (sĭl'ĭ-kāt')  Pronunciation Key 

  1. Any of a large class of chemical compounds composed of silicon, oxygen, and at least one metal. Most rocks and minerals are silicates.

  2. Any mineral containing the group SiO4, either isolated, or joined to other groups in chains, sheets, or three-dimensional groups with metal elements. Micas and feldspars are silicate minerals.


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