metasilicate
English
Etymology
From
meta-
+
silicate
.
Pronunciation
Hyphenation:
meta‧sili‧cate
Noun
metasilicate
(
plural
metasilicates
)
(
inorganic chemistry
)
The
oxyanion
of
silicon
SiO
3
2-
or any
salt
or
mineral
containing this ion
Synonyms
bisilicate
Hypernyms
silicate