BOROSILICATE

borosilicate

(noun) a salt of boric and silicic acids

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

borosilicate (plural borosilicates)

(inorganic chemistry) Any of various minerals whose structure is formally that of a dual salt of boric and silicic acids.

Hypernyms

• silicate (structurally)

Hyponyms

• borophosphosilicate

Source: Wiktionary


Bo"ro*sil"i*cate, n. Etym: [Boron + silicate.] (Chem.)

Definition: A double salt of boric and silicic acids, as in the natural minerals tourmaline, datolite, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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