Meaning of Bisilicate

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Bisilicate

1. 1
   n.

   A salt of metasilicic acid; -- so called because the ratio of the oxygen of the silica to the oxygen of the base is as two to one. The bisilicates include many of the most common and important minerals.

2. 2
   n.

   A salt of metasilicic acid; -- so called because the ratio of the oxygen of the silica to the oxygen of the base is as two to one. The bisilicates include many of the most common and important minerals.