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silicate

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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.

silicate
Noun
Mineral a compound of silicon, oxygen, and a metal

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.silicatesilicate - 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)


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The crop of English hay is carefully weighed, the moisture calculated, the silicates and the potash; but in all dells and pond-holes in the woods and pastures and swamps grows a rich and various crop only unreaped by man.
 
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