borosilicate

See also: borosilicaté

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle Persian *bōragbor.

Arabic بَوْرَق (bawraq)der.

Medieval Latin boraxder.

Anglo-Norman boreisbor.

Middle English boras

English borax

English boro-

English silicic acid

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -atusbor.

English -ate

English silicate

English borosilicate

From boro- + silicate.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: boro‧sili‧cate

Noun

borosilicate (plural borosilicates)

1. (inorganic chemistry) Any of various minerals whose structure is formally that of a dual salt of boric and silicic acids.

Hypernyms

• silicate (structurally)

Hyponyms

• aluminoborosilicate
• borophosphosilicate

Related terms

• borosilicate glass

Translations

chemical compound

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 硼硅酸盐

• Japanese: ホウケイ酸塩 (ホウケイさんえん), 硼珪酸塩 (ホウケイさんえん)