silicic acid

noun

any of a range of compounds, being hydrates of silica; they form silicates having complex polymeric structures

“metasilicic acid H₂SiO₃”

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Meanings

nounsilicic acid (plural silicic acids)

plural silicic acids

  1. chemistryany of a range of compounds, being hydrates of silica; they form silicates having complex polymeric structures

    metasilicic acid H₂SiO₃

    3 more examples

    orthosilicic acid H₄SiO₄

    disilicic acid H₂Si₂O₅

    pyrosilicic acid H₆Si₂O₇

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 硅酸
  • 硅酸 (guīsuān)any of a range of hydrates of silica
Esperanto silicia acido
  • silicia acidoany of a range of hydrates of silica
Finnish piihappo
  • piihappoany of a range of hydrates of silica
French acide silicique
  • acide siliciqueany of a range of hydrates of silica
German Kieselsäure
  • Kieselsäureany of a range of hydrates of silica
Icelandic kísilsýra
  • kísilsýraany of a range of hydrates of silica
Italian acido silicico
  • acido silicicoany of a range of hydrates of silica
Japanese 珪酸
  • 珪酸 (keisan)any of a range of hydrates of silica
Norwegian kiselsyre
  • kiselsyreany of a range of hydrates of silica
Romanian acid silicic
  • acid silicicany of a range of hydrates of silica
Russian кре́мниевая кислота́
  • кре́мниевая кислота́ (krémnijevaja kislotá)any of a range of hydrates of silica
Swedish kiselsyra
  • kiselsyraany of a range of hydrates of silica
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APA

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Chicago

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