orthosilicate

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Etymology

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From ortho- +‎ silicate.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ortho‧sili‧cate

Noun

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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

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