titanosilicate

titano·sili·cate
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noun

A silicate compound or network in which some silica tetrahedra are replaced by titanium octahedra.

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Meanings

nountitanosilicate (plural titanosilicates)

plural titanosilicates

  1. chemistryA silicate compound or network in which some silica tetrahedra are replaced by titanium octahedra.

    The microporous titanosilicate K₂TiSi₃O₉.H₂O was subjected to ion exchange by the other alkaline cations and NH₄⁺.

    1999, V. Valtchev et al., “Investigation of the ion-exchanged forms of the microporous titanosilicate K₂TiSi₃O₉.H₂O”, in Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, volume 32, number 3

Origin

From titano- + silicate.

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