silex

American  

[sahy-leks] / ˈsaɪ lɛks /

noun

1. flint; silica.

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silex British  

/ ˈsaɪlɛks /

noun

1. a type of heat-resistant glass made from fused quartz

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Etymology

Origin of silex

1585–95; < Latin silex, stem silic- hard stone, flint, boulder

Example Sentences

The name silicon is derived from the Latin word for flint, silex.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

This last is composed of common carbonate of lime and silex, but the quantity of each has not been accurately determined.

From The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 by Ingraham, Jonathon Holt

Albariza, chiefly consists of carbonate of lime, with a small admixture of silex and clay, and occasionally magnesia. 2nd.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.

The ceremony of cutting the first sheaf of dura was performed by the king, with the silex sickle=khepes.

From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Nuttall, Zelia

Of five several experiments made by Vauquelin on ores from different mines in Germany, sixty-five per cent. of lead was the richest, and all were united with uncommon portions of carbonated lime and silex.

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe