molybdosilicate

English

Etymology

From molybdo- +‎ silicate.

Noun

molybdosilicate (plural molybdosilicates)

1. (inorganic chemistry) A complex anion, SiMo₁₂O₄₀^4- composed of four trimolybdate moieties surrounding a silicate group; any salt containing this ion
   • 2015 August 29, “Influence of a Decaying Cyclonic Eddy on Biogenic Silica and Particulate Organic Carbon in the Tropical South China Sea Based on 234 Th- 238 U Disequilibrium”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

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

Anagrams

• silicomolybdate