Hypertext Webster Gateway: "metasilicic"
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.
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