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protosilicate

protosilicate noun: a silicate formed with the lowest proportion of silicic acid, or having only one atom of silicon in the molecule.

Noun

protosilicate (plural protosilicates)

  1. A silicate formed with the lowest proportion of silicic acid, or having only one atom of silicon in the molecule.

Forms of protosilicate

pluralprotosilicates

Origin of protosilicate

From proto- + silicate.

Questions about protosilicate

What does protosilicate mean?
Protosilicate means a silicate formed with the lowest proportion of silicic acid, or having only one atom of silicon in the molecule.
What part of speech is protosilicate?
Protosilicate is a noun.
What is the plural of protosilicate?
The plural of protosilicate is protosilicates.

Words near protosilicate in the dictionary

  1. protosexual
  2. protosexuality
  3. protosign
  4. protosilencer
  5. protosilencers
  6. protosilicate
  7. protosilicates
  8. Protosinaitic
  9. protosinusid
  10. protosinusids
  11. protosirenid

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