See Also: metasilicic(medicine)

sloe (oh) and metasilicic (medicine)


sloe (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: slah]
a small bitter fruit like a plum

metasilicic (medicine)


metasilicic
<chemistry> Designating an acid derived from silicic acid by the removal of water; of or pertaining to such an acid.

The salts of metasilicic acid are often called bisilicates, in mineralogy, as Wollastonite (CaSiO3).

<chemistry> Metasilicic acid, a gelatinous substance, or white amorphous powder, analogous to carbonic acid, and forming many stable salts.

Origin: Pref. Meta- + silicic.

Source: Websters Dictionary