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Borosilicate
Bo′ro-sil′i-cate
,Noun.
[
Boron
+ silicate
.] (Chem.)
A double salt of boric and silicic acids, as in the natural minerals tourmaline, datolite, etc.
Definition 2024
borosilicate
borosilicate
See also: borosilicaté
English
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