H4SiO4

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Unisilicate \U`ni*sil"i*cate\, n. [Uni- + silicate.] (Min.)
     A salt of orthosilicic acid, {H4SiO4}; -- so called because
     the ratio of the oxygen atoms united to the basic metals and
     silicon respectively is 1:1; for example, {Mg2SiO4} or
     2{MgO.SiO2}.
     [1913 Webster]