silicon dioxide
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We're carbon, and our waste is carbon dioxide, and this thing is silicon, and its waste is silicon dioxide—silica.
A Martian Odyssey | Stanley Grauman WeinbaumWith his Sco drill he might have pierced that silicon dioxide armor till he reached the creature's gritty flesh.
The Planetoid of Peril | Paul ErnstAs stated in the discussion of fluorine, it is formed when hydrofluoric acid acts upon silicon dioxide or a silicate.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPhersonAs obtained by chemical processes silicon dioxide is an amorphous white powder.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPhersonIn this respect it differs from silicon dioxide, which will not combine directly with water.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPherson
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