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silicate

sil·i·cate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sil-i-kit, -keyt]
    • /ˈsɪl ɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt/
    • /ˈsɪl.ɪ.kət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sil-i-kit, -keyt]
    • /ˈsɪl ɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt/

Definitions of silicate word

  • noun silicate Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 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. 1
  • noun silicate Chemistry. any salt derived from the silicic acids or from silica. 1
  • noun silicate mineral 1
  • variable noun silicate A silicate is a compound of silica which does not dissolve. There are many different kinds of silicate. 0
  • noun silicate a salt or ester of silicic acid, esp one of a large number of usually insoluble salts with polymeric negative ions having a structure formed of tetrahedrons of SiO4 groups linked in rings, chains, sheets, or three dimensional frameworks. Silicates constitute a large proportion of the earth's minerals and are present in cement and glass 0
  • noun silicate a salt or ester derived from silica or a silicic acid 0

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Origin of silicate

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15; silic(a) + -ate2

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Parts of speech for Silicate

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silicate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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