silicide
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of silicide
1865–70; silic(on) + -ide ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Iran would irradiate uranium silicide pellets in the reactor to produce medical isotopes, primarily molybdenum-99.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 15, 2021
Manufacturing silicide fuel for the TRR breaches the deal’s 15-year moratorium on uranium metallurgy, as an intermediate step in the process involves working uranium metal.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 15, 2021
With a thermal conductivity higher than traditional fuel made from uranium oxide, uranium silicide is deemed more efficient and safer.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 15, 2021
SiGNa makes a sodium silicide powder that, when mixed with water, releases hydrogen gas that many fuel cells use to create an electrical charge.
From BusinessWeek ● Mar. 3, 2011
Carborundum, a silicide of carbon, is a valuable substance produced by the action of the heat of an electric furnace on an intimate mixture of carbon and sand.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents by Lord, John
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