sil·i·cate — /ˈsıləˌkeıt/ noun, pl cates [count, noncount] : a chemical that contains silicon and that is used in building materials (such as bricks, cement, and glass) aluminum silicate … Useful english dictionary
a|lu|mi|no|sil|i|cate — «uh LOO muh noh SIHL uh kiht, kayt», noun. a compound of aluminum and silicon with a metal oxide or other radical (such as albite). Feldspars and zeolites are aluminosilicates … Useful english dictionary
bo|ro|sil|i|cate — «BR uh SIHL uh kiht, kayt; BOHR », noun. a salt of both boric and silicic acids … Useful english dictionary
flu|o|sil|i|cate — «FLOO uh SIHL uh kiht», noun. a salt of fluosilicic acid … Useful english dictionary
sodium met|a|sil|i|cate — «MEHT uh SIHL uh kiht, kayt», a crystalline silicate, a form of water glass. Formula: Na2SiO3 … Useful english dictionary
sil — sil·ane; sil·crete; sil·hou·et·tist; sil·i·ca; sil·i·cane; sil·i·ca·tion; sil·i·ca·ti·za·tion; sil·i·ca·tor; sil·i·cic·o·lous; sil·i·cide; sil·i·cif·er·ous; sil·i·ci·sponge; sil·i·ci·spon·gi·ae; sil·i·cize; sil·i·cle; sil·i·co·aluminate;… … English syllables
cate — ab·di·cate; ad·ju·di·cate; ad·vo·cate·ship; af·fri·cate; alem·bi·cate; al·lo·cate; al·ter·cate; alu·mi·no·sil·i·cate; ar·sen·i·cate; athe·cate; aus·pi·cate; au·then·ti·cate; bac·cate; be·a·tif·i·cate; bipli·cate; ca·ly·cate; ca·non·i·cate;… … English syllables
silicate — sil·i·cate … English syllables
silicate — sil•i•cate [[t]ˈsɪl ɪ kɪt, ˌkeɪt[/t]] n. 1) mir any of the largest group of minerals, as quartz, olivine, pyroxene, amphibole, mica, clay, and feldspar, consisting of silicon and oxygen with one or more metals: the basic building block is the… … From formal English to slang
silicate — sil|i|cate [ˈsılıkeıt, kıt] n [U and C] technical one of a group of common solid mineral substances that exist naturally in the Earth … Dictionary of contemporary English