German

Noun

Orthosilicate n

1. plural of Orthosilicat

English

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 SiO₄tetrahedra do not share oxygen atoms with each other

Hypernyms

• (mineralogy): silicate

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References

• orthosilicate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia