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any of a range of compounds, being hydrates of silica; they form silicates having complex polymeric structures
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Examples
- metasilicic acid H2SiO3
- orthosilicic acid H4SiO4
- disilicic acid H2Si2O5
- pyrosilicic acid H6Si2O7
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
a jellylike substance (hydrated silica)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: acid
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Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
硅酸
(guīsuān)
— any of a range of hydrates of silica
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Esperanto:
silicia acido
— any of a range of hydrates of silica
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Finnish:
piihappo
— any of a range of hydrates of silica
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French:
acide silicique
— any of a range of hydrates of silica
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German:
Kieselsäure
— any of a range of hydrates of silica
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Icelandic:
kísilsýra
— any of a range of hydrates of silica
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Italian:
acido silicico
— any of a range of hydrates of silica
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Japanese:
珪酸
(keisan)
— any of a range of hydrates of silica
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Norwegian:
kiselsyre
— any of a range of hydrates of silica
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Romanian:
acid silicic
— any of a range of hydrates of silica
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Russian:
кре́мниевая кислота́
(krémnijevaja kislotá)
— any of a range of hydrates of silica
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Swedish:
kiselsyra
— any of a range of hydrates of silica