Metasilicic

Met`a`si`lic´ic

(Chem.) Designating an acid derived from silicic acid by the removal of water; of or pertaining to such an acid.

Metasilicic acid
(Chem.) a gelatinous substance, or white amorphous powder, analogous to carbonic acid, and forming many stable salts.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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The traditional method to prepare silica uses sodium silicate, silicon tetrachloride and metasilicic acid as silicon materials; however, except for sodium silicate, the other two materials are very expensive, and the use of oil shale ash as a silicon material not only may greatly reduce the production cost of silica but also contribute to the comprehensive use of oil shale resources [17].

CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPREHENSIVE UTILIZATION OF OIL SHALE OF THE UPPER CRETACEOUS QINGSHANKOU FORMATION IN THE SOUTHERN SONGLIAO BASIN, NE CHINA

Certain trace constituents, such as free carbon dioxide (CO2), total soluble iron (TFe), nitrate-nitrogen (N[O.sub.3-]N), ammonia-nitrogen (N[H.sub.4-]N), nitrite-nitrogen (N[O.sub.2-]N), fluoride ([F.sup.-]), and metasilicic acid ([H.sub.2]Si[O.sub.3]), were also analyzed.

Hydrogeochemistry and quality assessment of shallow groundwater in the Southern part of the yellow river alluvial plain (Zhongwei Section), Northwest China

The addition of one molecule of water to metasilicic acid generates silicic acid in the intestinal tract.