"borosilicate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: borosilicates [plural]
Etymology: From boro- + silicate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|boro|silicate}} boro- + silicate Head templates: {{en-noun}} borosilicate (plural borosilicates)
  1. (inorganic chemistry) Any of various minerals whose structure is formally that of a dual salt of boric and silicic acids. Categories (topical): Inorganic chemistry Hypernyms: silicate (english: structurally) Hyponyms: borophosphosilicate Related terms: borosilicate glass Translations (chemical compound): 硼硅酸盐 (Chinese Mandarin), ホウケイ酸塩 (alt: ホウケイさんえん) (Japanese), 硼珪酸塩 (alt: ホウケイさんえん) (Japanese)

Inflected forms

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