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calcium silicate

[′kal·se·əm ′sil·ə‚kāt]
(inorganic chemistry)
Any of three silicates of calcium: tricalcium silicate, Ca3SiO5; dicalcium silicate, Ca2SiO4; calcium metasilicate, CaSiO3.
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