silicate

sili·cate
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/ˈsɪlɪkət//ˈsɪlɪkɪt//ˈsɪlɪkeɪt/

noun

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

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Meanings

nounsilicate (plural silicates)

plural silicates

  1. chemistryAny salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates.

Origin

From silicic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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Translations

Catalan silicat
  • silicatsalt or mineral
Chinese Mandarin 硅酸鹽 /硅酸盐
  • 硅酸鹽 /硅酸盐 (guīsuānyán)salt or mineral
Czech křemičitan, silikát
  • křemičitansalt or mineral
  • silikátsalt or mineral
Dutch silicaat
  • silicaatsalt or mineral
Finnish silikaatti
  • silikaattisalt or mineral
French silicate
  • silicatesalt or mineral
German Silikat
  • Silikatsalt or mineral
Italian silicato
  • silicatosalt or mineral
Japanese 珪酸塩
  • 珪酸塩 (keisan'en)salt or mineral
Norwegian Bokmål silikat
  • silikatsalt or mineral
Persian سیلیکات
  • سیلیکات (silikât)salt or mineral
Polish krzemian
  • krzemiansalt or mineral
Portuguese silicato
  • silicatosalt or mineral
Romanian silicat
  • silicatsalt or mineral
Russian силика́т
  • силика́т (silikát)salt or mineral
Spanish silicato
  • silicatosalt or mineral
Swedish silikat
  • silikatsalt or mineral
Turkish silikat
  • silikatsalt or mineral
Cite this entry
APA

silicate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silicate

MLA

“silicate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silicate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silicate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silicate.

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