A chemical compound composed of aluminium, silicon and oxygen, chemical formula Al₂SiO₅, found in minerals and clays in several forms and used commercially as food additive E559 as an anti-caking agent.

(US) Alternative spelling of aluminium silicate

plural of aluminum silicate

plural of aluminium silicate

(biochemistry) An enzyme used by sponges to capture silicate and build silica nanostructures

(inorganic chemistry) A polymorph of silica having a structure analogous to the zeolites

plural of silicalite

(mineralogy) Describing minerals containing silicate anions

(inorganic chemistry) The salt MgSiO₃ that occurs naturally as talc, asbestine, gymnite, meerschaum and, combined with other salts, as many other minerals

a terrestrial planet composed mostly of silicate minerals