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silex

[ sahy-leks ]
/ ˈsaɪ lɛks /
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noun
flint; silica.
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Origin of silex

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