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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In chem., a compound of fluosilicic acid with some base.
- noun In mineralogy, a silicate containing fluorin as an essential part. See
fluophosphate . - noun In chem., a compound of silicon fluoride with a fluoride of a more electropositive element, as Na2SiF6=2NaF+SiF4; also called
silicofluoride .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A double fluoride of silicon and some other (usually basic) element or radical, regarded as a salt of
fluosilicic acid ; -- called alsosilicofluoride .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun inorganic chemistry The
anion SiF62- derived from fluosilicic acid; anysalt containing this anion
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun salt of fluosilicic acid
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Today I learned that topaz is a mineral, the fluosilicate of aluminum, usually occurring in prismatic orthorhombic crystals of various colors.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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Today I learned that topaz is a mineral, the fluosilicate of aluminum, usually occurring in prismatic orthorhombic crystals of various colors.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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Typically, water is fluoridated with fluorosilicic acid FSA or its salt, sodium fluosilicate, collectively referred to as fluorosilicates.
Enviroblog: Chloramine + Lead Pipes + Fluoride = Contaminated tap water Archives 2009
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Cantrell still trolls eBay for poisons, and in late November he purchased an 80 gram vial of sodium fluosilicate for $16.
EBay's Poison Pill Evan Hessel 2006
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