orthosilicate

See also: Orthosilicate

English

Etymology

From ortho- +‎ silicate.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ortho‧sili‧cate

Noun

orthosilicate (plural orthosilicates)

1. (inorganic chemistry) Any salt or ester of orthosilicic acid, (M⁺)₄SiO₄⁴⁻ or Si(OR)₄.
2. (mineralogy) Any silicate mineral, such as garnet or olivine, in which the SiO₄ tetrahedra do not share oxygen atoms with each other.

   Synonyms: nesosilicate, island silicate

Hypernyms

• (mineralogy): silicate

Translations

mineral

• Dutch: nesosilicaat n
• Finnish: nesosilikaatti
• Italian: nesosilicato m
• Spanish: nesosilicato (es) m