† siˈliciate
obs. var. silicate.
| 1814 J. Black tr. Berzelius' Syst. Mineral. 29 Silica considered as an acid possesses the property of giving siliciates of many different degrees of saturation... These we shall hereafter call siliciates. 1854 Ronalds & Richardson Chem. Technol. (ed. 2) I. 107 The oxide of iron which remains in the coke forms with the siliciate a slag or scar when the carbon is consumed. |