silex
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of silex
1585–95; < Latin silex, stem silic- hard stone, flint, boulder
Example Sentences
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The name silicon is derived from the Latin word for flint, silex.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
A siliceous rock is one mainly composed of silex.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
Etym., silex, flint, because found in that mineral.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
These carvings remain for many years, without being in the least defaced, for this p. 275marble having a great quantity of silex closely intermixed with carbonate of chalk, is extremely hard.
From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 by Huc, Évariste Régis
Three years later, however, the whole road was paved with silex from the temple to Bovillae, and in 191 B.C. the first mile from the gate to the temple was similarly treated.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
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