silicate

noun

Any of numerous compounds containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals; a salt of silicic acid.

noun

Any of a large group of minerals, forming over 90 percent of the earth’s crust, that consist of SiO2 or SiO4 groupings combined with one or more metals and sometimes hydrogen.

noun

A salt of silicic acid.

noun

A salt of silicic acid.

noun

Any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates

noun

a salt or ester derived from silicic acid