dicalcium silicate

[ dahy-kal-see-uhm ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a component of cement, 2CaO⋅SiO 2 , also used to neutralize acid soils.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dicalcium silicate¹

di- ¹ + calcium

Example Sentences

The two principal minerals are termed alite and celite; according to the best opinion, alite consists of a solid solution of tricalcium aluminate in tricalcium silicate, and celite of a solid solution of dicalcium aluminate in dicalcium silicate.

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