silex

[ sahy-leks ]

/ ˈsaɪ lɛks /

noun

flint; silica.

Words nearby silex

silent treatment, silent vote, silenus, silesia, silesian, silex, silhouette, silica, silica gel, silica glass, silicate

Origin of silex

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

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Examples from the Web for silex

In clay it finds the best constituents of its development—moisture, silex, lime and alumnia.
Talks about Flowers.|M. D. Wellcome
The earthy parts were silex and magnesia, in which were interspersed small grains of metallic iron.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 13, Issue 350, January 3, 1829|Various
The way down to the fiery heart of the earth had simply grown up by deposits of silex on the sides and at the bottom.
Among the Forces|Henry White Warren
Then, on the terrace above, there is an arcade paved with blocks of silex, and on one side shops.
Rambles in Rome|S. Russell Forbes

As in all Acantharia, the spines consist of acanthin, not of silex.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for silex

silex

/ (ˈsaɪlɛks) /

noun

a type of heat-resistant glass made from fused quartz

Word Origin for silex

C16: from Latin: hard stone, flint

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