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What is the difference between silicate and silica?

silicate | silica |

Silica is a derived term of silicate.

Silica is a related term of silicate.



As nouns the difference between silicate and silica

is that silicate is any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates while silica is silicon dioxide.

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

    Anagrams

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    silica

    English

    Noun

  • Silicon dioxide.
  • Any of the silica group of the silicate minerals.
  • * 1993 , Historic American Building Survey, Town of Clayburg: Refractories Company Town , National Park Service, 2:
    • Its Blair County property was sited at the foot of ganister-covered Dunnings Mountain to compete with the Mount Union plants making silica bricks for the steel industry.

    Synonyms

    * when used as an anti-caking agent

    Derived terms

    * silica gel * silica glass * silicate * silica wool * siliceous * silici- * silicic * silicide

    Related terms

    * silicon

    See also

    * quartz * sand

    Anagrams

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