silicon
nounHow many syllables in silicon?
There are 3 syllables in the word silicon.How to pronounce silicon:
Definition of silicon:
- silicon (noun):
- see chemical elements table
- 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.
- a tetravalent nonmetallic element with atomic number 14 that occurs combined as the most abundant element next to oxygen in the earth's crust and is used especially in semiconductors, in ferrosilicon for steelmaking, and in other alloys
Synonyms for silicon:
atomic number 14
chemical element
clay
element
felspar
granite
quartz
sand
semiconducting material
semiconductor
si
silicone
silicone polymer
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