orthosilicic acid

noun

or·​tho·​silicic acid

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: a weak acid H₄SiO₄ or Si(OH)₄ known only in solution and in the form of salts or esters

Word History

Etymology

orthosilicic International Scientific Vocabulary orth- + silicic

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