metasilicic acid
Chemistry
noun
An oxoacid of silicon obtained by partial dehydration of orthosilicic acid and having the general formula H2SiO3, now believed not to exist in a monomeric state but to contain long-chain polyanions.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Watts (1815–1884), chemist.
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- get off at Redfern
- get off on
- get off one's arse
- get off one's bike
- get off the dime
- get off the ground (or get something off the ground)
- get off the mark
- get on
- get one's act together
- get one's arse into gear
- get one's breath (back)
- get one's cards
- get one's claws into
- get one's creative juices flowing
- get one's end in
- get one's feet under the table
- get one's feet wet
- get one's fingers burned/burnt (or burn one's fingers)
- get one's hands dirty (or dirty one's hands)
- get one's head down
- get one's head round (or around)
- get one's hooks into
- get one's jollies