molybdosilicate

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noun

A complex anion, SiMo₁₂O₄₀⁴⁻ composed of four trimolybdate moieties surrounding a silicate group; any salt containing this ion

Scrabble 25

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nounmolybdosilicate (plural molybdosilicates)

plural molybdosilicates

  1. chemistryA complex anion, SiMo₁₂O₄₀⁴⁻ composed of four trimolybdate moieties surrounding a silicate group; any salt containing this ion

    Briefly, particles on polycarbonate membranes were digested with 0.2 mol L -1 NaOH. Silica concentration was measured through molybdosilicate blue spectrophotometry.

    2015 August 29, “Influence of a Decaying Cyclonic Eddy on Biogenic Silica and Particulate Organic Carbon in the Tropical South China Sea Based on 234 Th- 238 U Disequilibrium”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

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