silicium
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of silicium
From New Latin, dating back to 1800–10; see origin at silica, -ium
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
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 Robert Chambers
Iron obtained from the ores by means of coal, is, under circumstances of equality in other respects, more likely to be combined with silicium than when made with charcoal.
From The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) by Various
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