Dictionary entry

Unisilicate

Webster's Dictionary 1913

U′ni‐sil″i‐cate (?), n. [Uni- + silicate.] (Min.) A salt of orthosilicic acid, H4SiO4; — so called because the ratio of the oxygen atoms united to the basic metals and silicon respectively is 1:1; for example, Mg2SiO4 or 2MgO.SiO2.