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1. silicon
noun. ['ˈsɪləkən'] a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors.
Synonyms
- semiconductor
- element
- Si
- sand
- chemical element
- atomic number 14
- clay
- semiconducting material
- quartz
- silicone
- silicone polymer
- felspar
- granite
Antonyms
- software
- curve
- roughen
- unsteadiness
Etymology
- silex (Latin)
- silica (English)
- silex (Irish)
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Words that Rhyme with Silicon Oxide
- superoxide
- peroxide
- dioxide
- dockside
2. oxide
noun. ['ˈɑːkˌsaɪd'] any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical.
Synonyms
- zirconium dioxide
- nitrogen oxide
- sulphur oxide
- unslaked lime
- minium
- tetroxide
- silica
- flowers of zinc
- philosophers' wool
- ferric oxide
- monoxide
- copper oxide
- titanium dioxide
- sulfur oxide
- calx
- burnt lime
- trioxide
- calcium oxide
- titanic oxide
- chemical compound
- titanium oxide
- silicon dioxide
- philosopher's wool
- peroxide
- pentoxide
- lime
- titania
- dioxide
- red lead
- calcined lime
- zinc oxide
- superoxide
- compound
- silicon oxide
- zirconium oxide
- quicklime
- fluxing lime
Antonyms
- rough
- smooth
- simple
- decrease
Example sentences of the word silicon-oxide
1. Noun Phrase
It reacts poorly with most other elements, but eluded isolation by chemists for a long time owing to its affinity for oxygen and thus its tendency to remain "disguised" as silicon oxide.