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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Hydrated silica, SiO2·nH2O, produced by acidification of sodium silicate solution. Depending on the proportion of water, it may have any consistency from jelly to amorphous solid.

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  • noun chemistry any of a range of compounds, being hydrates of silica; they form silicates having complex polymeric structures

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  • noun a jellylike substance (hydrated silica)

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