Relating to or containing both boron and silicon, describing compounds or glasses with combined boron and silicate properties.
From 'boro-' (boron) + 'silicic' (relating to silicic acid and silicon compounds). This adjective describes the chemical nature of borosilicate materials.
Borosilicic chemistry is basically about how boron and silicon atoms play nice together in three-dimensional networks—they create glass so tough that some of the same borosilicic materials have been used in spacecraft windows and missile shields.
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