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1. (n.) silicate
any of the largest group of minerals, as quartz, olivine, pyroxene, amphibole, mica, clay, and feldspar, consisting of silicon and oxygen with one or more metals: the basic building block is the silica tetrahedron, SiO
2. silicate
any salt derived from the silicic acids or from silica.
Etymology: (1805–15)
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1. (noun) silicate
a salt or ester derived from silicic acid
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1. (noun) silicate
a salt of silicic acid
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