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  1. 1. n. A salt of silicic acid. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. a salt or ester derived from silicic acid Source: wordnet
  3. 3. A salt of silicic acid. Note: In mineralogical chemistry the silicates include; the unisilicates or orthosilicates, salts of orthosilicic acid; the bisilicates or metasilicates, salts of metasilicic acid; the polysilicates or acid silicates, salts of the polysilicic acids; the basic silicates or subsilicates, in which the equivalent of base is greater than would be required to neutralize the acid; and the hydrous silicates, including the zeolites and many hydrated decomposition products. Source: webster
  4. 4. n:100 n. a salt or ester derived from silicic acid Source: ecdict

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