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Silicate vs Stearate - What's the difference?

silicate | stearate |

As nouns the difference between silicate and stearate

is that silicate is any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates while stearate is any salt or ester of stearic acid.

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

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    stearate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (fatty acid) Any salt or ester of stearic acid.