fluosilicate

American

[floo-uh-sil-i-kit, -keyt] / ˌflu əˈsɪl ɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

a salt of fluosilicic acid.

Etymology

Origin of fluosilicate

fluo- + silicate

Example Sentences

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Silver is likewise refined in a silver nitrate bath, iron by the electrolysis of sulphate or chloride solution, and lead in a solution of lead fluosilicate containing free hydrofluoric acid.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

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