Chemicals and Drugs

Silicates

The generic term for salts derived from silica or the silicic acids. They contain silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals, and may contain hydrogen. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th Ed)

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The generic term for salts derived from silica or the silicic acids. They contain silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals, and may contain hydrogen. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th Ed)

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  • Silicate

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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  • Silicic Acid (1981-1993)

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  1. D01w.578w.725w
  2. D01w.837w.725w.700w.760w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Silicates. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017640. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017640
  2. Silicates. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicate
  3. Silicates. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7130787