orthosilicate en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃érdʰeti? Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *ortʰwós Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós)lbor. English ortho- English silicic acid English -ate English silicate English orthosilicate From ortho- + silicate.
Meanings
- Any salt or ester of orthosilicic acid, (M⁺)₄SiO₄⁴⁻ or Si(OR)₄.
- Any silicate mineral, such as garnet or olivine, in which the SiO₄ tetrahedra do not share oxygen atoms with each other.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| orthosilicates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tetraethylorthosilicate · oxyorthosilicate
Hypernyms
Synonyms
island silicate · nesosilicate
Translations (4)
it nesosilicato (mineral) · nl nesosilicaat (mineral) · es nesosilicato (mineral) · fi nesosilikaatti (mineral)