Owing to the refractory nature of alumina it is with difficulty that it can be diffused in alkaline silicates, borates, or lead silicates.
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Silicates
Synonyms for "silicates" (7 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
silicatesilicate compound
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
silicate materialsilicate mineral
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
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6 entrieschemical processchemical reactioninorganic compoundinorganic materialsurface coatingsurface treatment
More specific
10 entriesalkali silicate layercalcium silicate formationfeldsparmagnesium silicate formationmicaorthosilicatequartzsilicate glasssilicate mineralsodium silicate coating
Collocations
11 entriesalkali silicate treatmentcalcium silicate cementsilicate coatingsilicate frameworksilicate glasssilicate layersilicate mineralssilicate polymersilicate rocksilicate tetrahedrasodium silicate solution
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
7 entriesSample sentences
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