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Silicate vs Protosilicate - What's the difference?

silicate | protosilicate |

In chemistry terms the difference between silicate and protosilicate

is that silicate is any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates while protosilicate is a silicate formed with the lowest proportion of silicic acid, or having only one atom of silicon in the molecule.

silicate

English

(wikipedia silicate)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates

    • Derived terms

    * aluminio-silicate * aluminium silicate, aluminum silicate * aluminomagnesian silicate * aluminosilicate * bismuth silicate * borosilicate * borophosphosilicate * calcium magnesium silicate * cerous silicate * cyclosilicate * disilicate * fluosilicate * inosilicate * magnesium aluminium silicate, magnesium aluminum silicate * magnesium silicate * metasilicate * neosilicate * orthosilicate * phosphosilicate * phyllosilicate * pyrosilicate * silicate board * silicate cotton * silicate paint * sodium silicate * sorosilicate * subsilicate * tectosilicate * titano-silicate * tungstosilicate

    Related terms

    * silica * silicon

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    protosilicate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) A silicate formed with the lowest proportion of silicic acid, or having only one atom of silicon in the molecule.
    • (Webster 1913)