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Borosilicate vs Sorosilicate - What's the difference?
borosilicate
|
sorosilicate
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As an adjective
borosilicate
is borosilicate (attributive).
As a noun
sorosilicate
is
(chemistry|mineralogy) any silicate based on the dimeric anion si
2
o
7
6-
.
borosilicate
English
Noun
(
en noun
)
(inorganic compound) Any of various minerals whose structure is formally that of a dual salt of boric and silicic acids.
Derived terms
* borosilicate glass
sorosilicate
English
Noun
(
en noun
)
(chemistry, mineralogy) Any silicate based on the dimeric anion Si
2
O
7
6-
.
