Note: In mineralogical chemistry the silicates include; the unisilicates or orthosilicates, salts of orthosilicic acid; the bisilicates or metasilicates, salts of metasilicic acid; the polysilicates or acid silicates, salts of the polysilicic acids; the basic silicates or subsilicates, in which the equivalent of base is greater than would be required to neutralize the acid; and the hydrous silicates, including the zeolites and many hydrated decomposition products.
SILICATED
Sil"i*ca`ted, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Combined or impregnated with silicon or silica; as, silicated hydrogen; silicated rocks. Silicated soap, a hard soap containing silicate of soda.
SILICATIZATION
Sil`i*ca*ti*za"tion, n.
Defn: Silicification.
SILICEA
Si*lic"e*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Silicoidea.
SILICEOUS
Si*li"ceous, a. Etym: [L. siliceus, fr. silex, silicis, a flint.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to silica; containing silica, or partaking of its nature. [Written also silisious.]
SILICIC
Si*lic"ic, a. Etym: [L. silex, silicis, a flint: cf. F. silicique.]
(Chem.)