sil.i.cate
silicate的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈsiliˌkeit, -kit]
KK音标发音： [ˈsɪlɪˌket, -kɪt]
silicate的词性：
n.（名词）
1. Any of numerous compounds containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals; a salt of silicic acid.
硅酸盐：一种含硅、氧、一种或多种金属的化合物；一种硅酸类盐
2. Any of a large group of minerals, forming over 90 percent of the earth's crust, that consist of SiO2 or SiO 4 groupings combined with one or more metals and sometimes hydrogen.
硅酸盐：在地壳中，含量超过百分之九十的大批矿石中的一种矿石群，包括与一种或几种金属、有时与氢结合的SiO2或SiO 4