orthosilicate

See also: Orthosilicate

English

Etymology

From ortho- +‎ silicate

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ortho‧sili‧cate

Noun

orthosilicate (plural orthosilicates)

1. (inorganic chemistry) any salt or ester of orthosilicic acid, (M⁺)₄SiO₄⁴⁻ or Si(OR)₄
2. (mineralogy) any silicate mineral, such as garnet or olivine, in which the SiO₄ tetrahedra do not share oxygen atoms with each other

   Synonyms: nesosilicate, island silicate

Hypernyms

• (mineralogy): silicate

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: nesosilikaatti
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• Spanish: nesosilicato m