Category:Unisilicate

U`ni*sil"i*cate, n. Etym: [uni- + silicate.] (min.)

Defn: a salt of orthosilicic acid, h4sio4; -- so called because the Ratio of the oxygen atoms united to the basic metals and silicon Respectively is 1:1; for example, mg2sio4 or 2mgo.sio2.