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metasilicic

metasilicic


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Metasilicic  \Met`a*si*lic"ic\,  a.  [Pref.  meta-  +  silicic.] 
  (Chem.) 
  Designating  an  acid  derived  from  silicic  acid  by  the  removal 
  of  water;  of  or  pertaining  to  such  an  acid. 
 
  Note:  The  salts  of  metasilicic  acid  are  often  called 
  bisilicates,  in  mineralogy,  as  Wollastonite  ({CaSiO3}). 
 
  {Metasilicic  acid}  (Chem.),  a  gelatinous  substance,  or  white 
  amorphous  powder,  analogous  to  carbonic  acid,  and  forming 
  many  stable  salts.