Molybdosilicate

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Noun
  1. 1
    A complex anion, SiMo₁₂O₄₀⁴⁻ composed of four trimolybdate moieties surrounding a silicate group; any salt containing this ion

    "Briefly, particles on polycarbonate membranes were digested with 0.2 mol L -1 NaOH. Silica concentration was measured through molybdosilicate blue spectrophotometry."

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"Briefly, particles on polycarbonate membranes were digested with 0.2 mol L -1 NaOH. Silica concentration was measured through molybdosilicate blue spectrophotometry."

Etymology

From molybdo- + silicate.

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