silicide

[ sil-uh-sahyd, -sid ]

/ ˈsɪl əˌsaɪd, -sɪd /

noun Chemistry.

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

Nearby words

silicatosis, siliceous, silici-, silicic, silicic acid, silicide, siliciferous, silicified wood, silicify, silicium, silicle

Origin of silicide

1865–70; silic(on) + -ide

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Examples from the Web for silicide

It combines with iron to form a silicide; and is present in this condition in cast iron.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
Carborundum, or silicide of carbon, is largely superseding emery and diamond dust as an abradant.
The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.|Edward W. Byrn
The most important one is carborundum, which is a silicide of carbon of the formula CSi.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson

British Dictionary definitions for silicide

silicide

/ (ˈsɪlɪˌsaɪd) /

noun

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

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