Silicic acid

Silicic acid

SiO₂_nH₂O A white, amorphous precipitate; used to bleach fats, waxes, and oils. Also known as hydrated silica.

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silicic acid

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

SiO 2 _nH 2 O A white, amorphous precipitate; used to bleach fats, waxes, and oils. Also known as hydrated silica.

silicic acid

Oil & gas; Drilling

A group of seven hydrated forms of SiO 2 , including the following silicic acids: tetra, H 2 Si 4 O 9 , meta-di, H 2 Si 2 O 5 , meta-tri, H 4 Si 3 O 8 , meta, H 2 SiO 3 , ...

silicic acid

Medical; Health care; Medicine

A hydrated form of silicon dioxide. It is commonly used in the manufacture of toothpastes and as a stationary phase for chromatography.

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Automotive; Automobile

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Natural environment; Coral reefs

A substance that increases the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution.

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Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

In a restricted sense, any substance containing hydrogen in combination with a nonmetal or nonmetallic radical and capable of producing hydrogen ions in solution.

yttrium oxide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Y 2 O 3 A yellowish powder, insoluble in water, soluble in dilute acids; used as television tube phosphor and microwave filters. Also known as yttria.

calcium sulfate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

1. CaSO 4 A white crystalline salt, insoluble in water; used in Keene’s cement, in pigments, as a paper filler, and as a drying agent. 2. Either of two hydrated forms of the ...

magnesium bromide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

MgBr 2 _6H 2 O Deliquescent, colorless, bitter-tasting crystals, melting at 172_C; soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol; used in medicine and in the synthesis of organic ...

silicon halide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

A compound of silicon and a halogen; for example, SiBr 4 , Si 2 Br 6 , SiCl 4 , Si 2 Cl 6 , Si 3 Cl 8 , SiF 4 , Si 2 F 6 , SiI 4 , and Si 2 F 6 .

yttrium sulfate

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Y 2 (SO 4 ) 3 _8H 2 O Reddish crystals that are soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid, slightly soluble in water; decomposes at 700_C; used as an analytical reagent.

calcium sulfide

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

CaS In pure form, white cubic crystals, slightly soluble in water; used as a base for luminescent materials. Also known as hepar calcies; sulfurated lime.

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