silicide

American  

[sil-uh-sahyd, -sid] / ˈsɪl əˌsaɪd, -sɪd /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a compound of two elements, one of which is silicon.

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silicide British  

/ ˈsɪlɪˌsaɪd /

noun

1. any one of a class of binary compounds formed between silicon and certain metals

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Etymology

Origin of silicide

1865–70; silic(on) + -ide ( def. )

Example Sentences

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

Iran would irradiate uranium silicide pellets in the reactor to produce medical isotopes, primarily molybdenum-99.

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

Nevertheless Wolff and Gerard have found hydrogen silicide in crude acetylene, and Lewes looks upon it as a common impurity in small amounts.

From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)