borosilicate

See also: borosilicaté

English

Etymology

From boro- +‎ silicate.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: boro‧sili‧cate

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.

Hypernyms

• silicate (structurally)

Hyponyms

• borophosphosilicate

Related terms

• borosilicate glass

Translations

chemical compound

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 硼硅酸盐

• Japanese: ホウケイ酸塩 (ホウケイさんえん), 硼珪酸塩 (ホウケイさんえん)