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silicon > pronunciation
Soundssih'lahkahn
RhymesAachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn...
silicon > noun, substance
MeaningA 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.
SynonymsSi, atomic number 14
Substance ofquartz; clay; feldspar, felspar; granite; sand; silicone, silicone polymer
Broaderchemical element, element; semiconductor, semiconducting material

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