sil·i·cate /ˈsɪləˌket, kət/
  矽酸鹽
  sil·i·cate /ˈsɪləˌket, ˈsɪlɪkət/ 名詞
  硅酸鹽,硅酸酯,硅酸根(部分)
  Sil·i·cate n. Chem. A salt of silicic acid.
  Note: ☞ In mineralogical chemistry the silicates include; the unisilicates or orthosilicates, salts of orthosilicic acid; the bisilicates or metasilicates, salts of metasilicic acid; the polysilicates or acid silicates, salts of the polysilicic acids; the basic silicates or subsilicates, in which the equivalent of base is greater than would be required to neutralize the acid; and the hydrous silicates, including the zeolites and many hydrated decomposition products.
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  silicate
       n : a salt or ester derived from silicic acid