ORTHOSILICATE

Etymology

Noun

orthosilicate (plural orthosilicates)

(inorganic chemistry) any salt or ester of orthosilicic acid, (M⁺)₄SiO₄⁴⁻ or Si(OR)₄

(mineral) 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

Source: Wiktionary

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