Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aluminium silicate

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: alu-mini-um sil-i-cate
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chemical compound composed of aluminium, silicon and oxygen, chemical formula Al₂SiO₅, found in minerals and clays in several forms and used commercially as food additive E559 as an anticaking agent.

Example Sentences

"One of the most famous diagrams in geology is a profoundly simple one that shows the different conditions required to grow one of three mineral varieties of aluminium silicate."

Inflected Forms

aluminium silicates (plural) aluminum silicate (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

aluminosilicate

Questions

What does aluminium silicate mean?: A chemical compound composed of aluminium, silicon and oxygen, chemical formula Al₂SiO₅, found in minerals and clays in several forms and used commercially as food additive E559 as an anticaking agent.

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