silicic acid

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noun Chemistry.

any of certain amorphous gelatinous masses, formed when alkaline silicates are treated with acids, which dissociate readily into silica and water.

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Origin of silicic acid

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby silicic acid

silicate, silicates, siliceous, silici-, silicic, silicic acid, silicide, siliciferous, silicified wood, silicify, silicium

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How to use silicic acid in a sentence

Graham considered "colloidal silicic acid a liquid miscible with water in all proportions."
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
Stannic acid has a greater tendency to form a base than has silicic acid.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
Pour the silicic acid solution into a large porcelain basin.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
Oxide of cobalt in very small quantities yields, with silicic acid, an intensely blue silicate.
British Manufacturing Industries|L. Arnoux

At the commencement of this article, it was stated that silicic acid, or silica, could be made soluble in water.
British Manufacturing Industries|L. Arnoux

British Dictionary definitions for silicic acid

silicic acid

noun

a white gelatinous substance obtained by adding an acid to a solution of sodium silicate. It has an ill-defined composition and is best regarded as hydrated silica, SiO 2 . n H 2 O

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