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metasilicate

noun
meta·silicate | \ "+ \

Definition of metasilicate 

1 : a silicate containing the anion SiO3−− or (SiO3)n2n− in which the ratio of silicon to oxygen is 1 to 3

2 : inosilicate

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International Scientific Vocabulary meta- + silicate

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