bisilicate

A salt of metasilicic acid, in which the ratio of the oxygen of the silica to the oxygen of the base is two to one.

Noun

  1. A salt of metasilicic acid, in which the ratio of the oxygen of the silica to the oxygen of the base is two to one.
    • bisilicate of lime/aluminia/magnesia

Origin

From bi- + silicate.

Forms

bisilicates