silicium

American  

[suh-lish-ee-uhm, suh-lis-] / səˈlɪʃ i əm, səˈlɪs- /

noun

1. silicon.

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silicium British  

/ sɪˈlɪsɪəm /

noun

1. a rare name for silicon

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Etymology

Origin of silicium

From New Latin, dating back to 1800–10; silica, -ium

Example Sentences

It is intended to be the first member of a family of movements incorporating both the DIAMonSIL escapement and an adjustable oscillator fitted with a silicium hairspring.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2012

Fusing with silicium would give a gold-silicide that might fill the bill for hardness; but I can't even make a guess as to how they do the tempering.

From The Aztec Treasure-House by Janvier, Thomas A. (Thomas Allibone)

To him also is due the isolation of the elements yttrium, beryllium, and titanium, the observation that silicium can be obtained in crystals, and that some meteoric stones contain organic matter.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 by Various

The metal silicium, which unites with oxygen in nearly equal parts to form silica, the basis of nearly a half of the rocks in the earth’s crust, is, of course, an important ingredient. 

From Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation by Chambers, Robert

In the following year he announced that silica was the oxide of a hitherto unrecognized element, which he named silicium, considering it to be a metal.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various