silicate

sil·i·cate  (sl-kt, -kt)

n.

1. Any of numerous compounds containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals; a salt of silicic acid.

2. Any of a large group of minerals, forming over 90 percent of the earth's crust, that consist of SiO₂ or SiO₄ groupings combined with one or more metals and sometimes hydrogen.

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silicate

Noun

Mineral a compound of silicon, oxygen, and a metal

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silicate  (sl-kt)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

silicate - a salt or ester derived from silicic acid salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)