silicate
noun
sil·i·cate
ˈsi-lə-ˌkāt 
-kət
-kət
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It’s packed with a trio of powerful silicates and seaweed extract for that instant lift, while pro-vitamin B5 works to soften and hydrate over time.
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Oct. 2024
Most of the evidence for these collisions comes from high levels of chondrites—meteoric ingredients made up of silicates, sulphides, iron-nickel, and more—in limestone that dates back to that period.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
Part of the water present in this magma soup associates with the silicates and can one day end up in the surface oceans.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
At the immense temperatures and pressures found in the nascent worlds, iron can bind roughly 70 times more water than silicates.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Oct. 2024
Most of the evidence for these collisions comes from high levels of chondrites—meteoric ingredients made up of silicates, sulphides, iron-nickel, and more—in limestone that dates back to that period.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
Part of the water present in this magma soup associates with the silicates and can one day end up in the surface oceans.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
At the immense temperatures and pressures found in the nascent worlds, iron can bind roughly 70 times more water than silicates.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
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silicate
noun
sil·i·cate
ˈsil-i-ˌkāt
ˈsil-ə-kət
: a chemical salt that consists of a metal combined with silicon and oxygen and is used especially in building materials (as bricks)
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silicate
noun
sil·i·cate
ˈsil-ə-ˌkāt
ˈsil-i-kət
ˈsil-i-kət
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