ALL meanings of nonsilicate
sil·i·cate
N n - noun nonsilicate 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 nonsilicate Chemistry. any salt derived from the silicic acids or from silica. 1