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silicate

/ˈsɪlɪkət/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
sili-cate
IPA
/ˈsɪlɪkət/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates.

Etymology

From silicic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Inflected Forms

silicates (plural)

Derived Forms

arsenosilicate bisilicate borosilicate chlorotetrafluorosilicate disilicate dodecaoxotetrasilicate dodecasilicate fluosilicate hexasilicate hydrosilicate inosilicate metasilicate

Phrases

aluminio-silicate barium copper silicate calcium silicate calc silicate gneiss calc-silicate gneiss chain silicate framework silicate island silicate

Frequently Paired Words

silica silicate board silicate cotton silicate paint silicon silicone

Questions

How do you pronounce silicate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪlɪkət/.
What does silicate mean?
Any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates.
Where does silicate come from?
From silicic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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